CALL APPOINTMENTS DIRECTIONS Home » Cortisone Joint Injections Questions and Answers Cortisone Joint Injections Questions and Answers If you are dealing with joint pain and not sure how to better take care of it, contact Rocky Mount Family Medical. We provide cortisone joint injections to our patients for their joint pain. Find relief sooner with our cortisone treatment. For more information, call us or schedule an appointment online! We are conveniently located at 804 English Road, Suite 100 Rocky Mount, NC 27804. Cortisone is a synthetic version of the cortisol steroid which is produced in the adrenal gland and released into the bloodstream in response to stress. While it works like cortisol, cortisone is available in a much more powerful range of strengths. Cortisone Joint Injections are available to help relieve pain and inflammation in a specific area of the body. The most common joints that are injected into include the ankle, elbow, hip, knee, shoulder, wrist, and spine. The injections contain a medication called corticosteroid as well as a local anesthetic. Who should get Cortisone Joint Injections? Many individuals look into getting cortisone joint injections as an effective treatment for inflammatory arthritis, as well as other conditions including: Back pain Bursitis Gout Osteoarthritis Psoriatic arthritis Reactive arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis Tendinitis Physicians highly recommend cortisone injections when their patients inflammation causes joint pain, swelling, and warmth. Cortisone joint injections offer fast relief for your pain, unlike other pain relief treatments like physical therapy, dietary changes or weight loss, these injections take effect within 24 hours after injection. What are the benefits of Cortisone Joint Injections? Cortisone joint injections provide effective short-term relief for any pain that is caused by conditions ranging from arthritis to tendinitis. Cortisone injections are commonly used to ease pains located in the hips, knees, ankles, spine, shoulders, elbows, and wrist joints. At Rocky Mount Family Medical, we offer cortisone joint injections which are used in a variety of ways, including the following: Pain relief. Our cortisone injections provide pain relief for short periods of time, where you can also go in for other therapy methods during your time of relief to help with pain management. Cortisone injections offer an effective diagnostic tool that delivers rapid pain relief results. When the cortisone is injected into a problem joint and helps to relieve the pain, it helps to also confirm the source of where the pain is. Provides flare-up treatment for arthritis. Many arthritis patients will experience a painful flare-up, our cortisone joint injections help to quickly relieve the pain and soothe the worst of it. Delays or even eliminates joint replacement. Cortisone joint injections work incredibly well as a treatment option for elderly patients who need help with their arthritis and coping with the pain of the deteriorating joints. The pain relief that is provided by cortisone joint injections can help to even postpone or avoid joint surgery. However, as a maintenance treatment over a longer period of time, cortisone joint injections do have their limitations. How long do I have to rest after a Cortisone Joint Injections? After your cortisone joint injection treatment, it’s recommended to avoid using the affected joint for the next couple of days. As well, to avoid swimming, or even soaking the area in water, and instead, have a shower the days following the injection. Within four to five days after the cortisone joint injection treatment, you should be able to resume your normal activities. If not, contact your doctor to speak to them about how you are feeling, and what is hurting if anything. However, unless you experience a cortisone flare, your joint pain should subside relatively quickly after the injection is administered. It is important to space out the cortisone injections over a period of a year, as having them too close together or even exceeding three or four treatments over a span of 12 months can having negative effects. Where can I get a shot of cortisone? If you are located in Rocky Mount, NC, or in the surrounding areas, Rocky Mount Family Medical provides cortisone joint injections to our patients dealing with joint pain. Our friendly and caring staff’s goal is to provide the utmost care and see satisfied patients from our services. Rocky Mount Family Medical is located at 804 English Road, Suite 100 Rocky Mount, NC 27804, and is open 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday to Friday. For more information, call us or schedule an appointment online! We serve patients from Rocky Mount NC, Nashville NC, Westry NC, Dortches NC, Red Oak NC, and Sharpsburg NC. 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