Knee Injections
When simple pain-killers don’t relieve your knee pain, but you’re not at the point when you want to consider surgery, Knee Injections can help. These simple but effective treatments can be carried out in our knee clinic.
Cortisone injections
A small amount of a high dose steroid is injected into your knee under local anaesthetic. It can provide months of pain relief and allow patients to gain control over their symptoms. In some cases, patients can regain a good level of function in their knee. A corticosteroid (cortisone) injection is one of the most common anti-inflammatory injections used.
Ostenil Plus Injections
The body’s natural joint lubricant, the synovial fluid, also helps spread the load throughout the joint and helps nourish the joint surfaces.
Sodium Hyaluronate (Ostenil plus) is one of the most important components in your synovial fluid. In conditions such as osteoarthritis, the balance between new and old sodium hyaluronate is disrupted and less new sodium hyaluronate is produced by your knee. As a result of this, your synovial fluid becomes more watery and stops working properly.
An injection of Ostenil plus can restore the balance of new and old sodium hyaluronate in your knee. This can mean less pain and stiffness and an overall improvement in function and movement. This can also alleviate the symptoms of arthritis and some patients report months of pain relief.
PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma ) Injections
Platelets are cells found in your blood stream. They produce a substance that can help the body heal damaged tissues called a growth factor. PDGF or Platelet Derived Growth Factor, causes a stem cell to be released and migrate to the site of injury. It is possible to separate out the platelets from a patients blood and inject the growth factors directly into the damaged area. Here they can help the body’s natural healing process.
nSTRIDE APS for knee pain
The nSTRIDE APS injection treatment is designed to get rid of your pain and bring balance back to your inflamed knee joint.
Introducing high levels of “good” proteins concentrated from your own blood. These good proteins can block the effects “bad” proteins responsible for the inflammation in your joint.
nSTRIDE APS also concentrates growth factors which are good for your cartilage health.
These are the main types of knee injections available. To find out more about how I can help you get your FREE copy of my Guide to Knee Pain.
Gareth Stables
Cheshire Orthopaedic surgeon, Mr Gareth Stables, is a fully UK trained Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in knee surgery. Gareth has the highest qualifications possible for an orthopaedic surgeon in the UK, FRCS (T&O), and is on the GMC specialist register for Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery.
Gareth specialises in; keyhole or knee arthroscopy surgery, ligament reconstruction surgery, knee osteotomy and knee replacement surgery. He has over 15 years of experience in the field having qualified with a commendation in 1998 from the University of Liverpool Medical School.
"My life was transformed and the pain almost negligible.... Now no painkillers or stick. I cannot thank my caring consultant enough. I will be ever grateful for his wisdom"
"Brilliant treatment from start! Had arthritis in knee joint.Was given injection and the effect was immediate! Brilliant. Would recommend to anyone. One of the most helpful doctors I have ever seen(and I`m 73 !!)"
"Mr Stables was very understanding, patient and thoroughly competent. I would recommend anyone to have knee replacements by him. The whole experience was worthwhile and very good for my quality of life."
