Injection Assessments in Edmonton | Swish Spine & Sport Physio

Injection Assessments

Sometimes physiotherapy, IMS, chiropractic, massage therapy, acupuncture, herbal medicine, exercise, yoga, pilates…are just not enough pain relief – or it’s only temporary relief. In some cases, injections can be helpful to help reduce or manage pain.

There are a variety of injections available depending on your injury including the following:

PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) – neck, back, sacro-iliac joint (pelvis), hips, knees, ankles, shoulders, elbows, wrists and muscles

Prolotherapy – neck, back, sacro-iliac joint, hips, knees, ankles, shoulders, elbows, wrists and ligaments

Hydrodissection - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, nerves and other conditions

Hydrodilatation - Frozen Shoulder

Cortisone

Trigger point injections (muscle)

Botox

It is important to note, that not all injuries or pain are appropriate for injections. However, I have been doing assessments for injections for 20 years. It is the manual therapy (hands on) assessment along with a detailed history of your injury and what you’ve already tried that help determine whether you may be a good candidate for an injection.

Since I do not provide the injections, my role is to do the detailed manual assessment to see if you are a good candidate and also what specific areas are most likely to benefit from an injection. I then either write a letter to your doctor about my findings so that he/she can do an appropriate referral if they deem it to be appropriate, or in the case of prolotherapy and PRP, I can send a letter directly to the medical professional for a consult (while also keeping your family doctor informed of the treatment plan).

Assessments by a physiotherapist to see if you are appropriate for an injection referral, does not mean you will get injections. I facilitate the referrals to the appropriate medical professionals and then further discussion between you and those specialists is imperative before moving forward with an injection.

We look forward to helping you!