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title: "Steroid injections (joints and bursa)"
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# Steroid injections (joints and bursa)

Typically used to treat synovitis, these injections involve injecting steroids and local anesthetic into the problem areas and joints to reduce the inflammation caused by many conditions. This is a very common and very low risk procedure with minimal discomfort due to local anesthetic.

 The procedure is vert simple. first the anesthetic is applied to numb the area, the joint/bursa is found under ultrasound or CT then the needle with the steroid and more local anesthetic is injected in the spot. These procedures can often be finished within 5 minutes. 


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