Joint Fluid Therapy
One of the questions I often see on my Pain Management Board here on WebMD relates to the number of injections a person can have in a given joint. And the answer is: "It depends."
A couple of factors affecting the number of injections are the substance being injected and the reason for the injection. There are a number of different injection therapies - each consisting of certain drugs and each containing its own set of expected outcomes (nerve blocks, anti-inflammation, joint fluid replacement, etc.)
I was just reading a short article by Edward H Miller, MD titled: Osteoarthritis of the Knee. PRACTICAL PAIN MANAGEMENT. May/June 2006.
The article was short but packed with some great information related to the disease and its progression. It also discusses various treatment modalities. These included analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs, weight loss and exercise, knee replacement and joint fluid therapy.
The article says steroid injections can only be administered 3-4 times a year for a specific joint. The modality that caught my eye however, was the joint fluid therapy. This consists of the injection of a viscous fluid into the joint to help lubricate and cushion the bony surfaces. It is performed after the old fluid is aspirated out of the joint.
The course of JFT consists of a series of 3-5 weekly injections. The patient must refrain from impact activities for 48 hours after injection and avoid standing for long periods of time. JFT has been found to be a positive alternative therapy for osteoarthritis of the knees.
Related Topics: Alternative Healing and the Knee, Exercise Good for Early Knee Osteoarthritis
Technorati Tags: arthritis, joint fluid therapy, JFT
A couple of factors affecting the number of injections are the substance being injected and the reason for the injection. There are a number of different injection therapies - each consisting of certain drugs and each containing its own set of expected outcomes (nerve blocks, anti-inflammation, joint fluid replacement, etc.)
I was just reading a short article by Edward H Miller, MD titled: Osteoarthritis of the Knee. PRACTICAL PAIN MANAGEMENT. May/June 2006.
The article was short but packed with some great information related to the disease and its progression. It also discusses various treatment modalities. These included analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs, weight loss and exercise, knee replacement and joint fluid therapy.
The article says steroid injections can only be administered 3-4 times a year for a specific joint. The modality that caught my eye however, was the joint fluid therapy. This consists of the injection of a viscous fluid into the joint to help lubricate and cushion the bony surfaces. It is performed after the old fluid is aspirated out of the joint.
The course of JFT consists of a series of 3-5 weekly injections. The patient must refrain from impact activities for 48 hours after injection and avoid standing for long periods of time. JFT has been found to be a positive alternative therapy for osteoarthritis of the knees.
Related Topics: Alternative Healing and the Knee, Exercise Good for Early Knee Osteoarthritis
Technorati Tags: arthritis, joint fluid therapy, JFT
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