Specialist pain relief treatments administered with ultrasound guidance
At our Buckinghamshire clinic, we provide advanced ultrasound-guided pain relief injections to help alleviate discomfort, improve mobility, and enhance your quality of life. Our treatments are tailored to your needs and performed by highly experienced practitioners, ensuring precision and safety.
We offer two types of pain relief injections:
- Steroid injections
- Hyaluronic acid injections
Both treatments utilise ultrasound guidance for accurate delivery, ensuring optimal results.
What are pain relief injections?
Pain relief injections are minimally invasive treatments designed to reduce pain and inflammation or improve joint function. Using real-time ultrasound imaging, our specialists precisely target the affected area, maximising the effectiveness of the treatment and minimising discomfort.
Types of pain relief injections we offer
Steroid injections
Steroid injections are effective for managing pain and inflammation caused by a variety of musculoskeletal conditions, such as:
- Osteoarthritis
- Tendonitis/tenosynovitis (pain related to swelling and inflammation in tendon sheath)
- Bursitis
How it works
Steroid injections deliver powerful anti-inflammatory medication directly to the source of pain. By using ultrasound guidance, the injection is placed with pinpoint accuracy to ensure relief is targeted to the exact area needed.
Benefits
- Rapid pain relief
- Reduced inflammation
- Improved mobility
Prices
- Package 1 – Ultrasound-guided injection (30-minute appointment): £200
This option is for patients who have already undergone an assessment, appropriate imaging, and received a report. It’s ideal for those seeking only the ultrasound-guided injection procedure.
- Package 2 – Assessment, point of care ultrasound scan, and ultrasound-guided injection (45-minute appointment): £250
This comprehensive package includes the assessment, a point of care ultrasound scan, and the ultrasound-guided injection, ensuring a thorough and efficient treatment process.
Hyaluronic acid injections
Hyaluronic acid injections are commonly used to treat joint pain caused by osteoarthritis or wear-and-tear injuries. This treatment helps lubricate and cushion the joint, reducing stiffness and discomfort. Hyaluronic acid is naturally found inside many joints in your body in the synovial fluid.
How it works
Hyaluronic acid, a naturally occurring substance in the body, is injected into the joint space to restore lubrication and reduce friction. Ultrasound guidance ensures the treatment is delivered precisely to the affected joint. In a healthy joint, synovial fluid works as a lubricant, allowing the cartilage covering the ends of your joints to glide against one another. This keeps your joints healthy and moving freely. Hyaluronic acid injection helps to restore the balance between the breakdown and production of hyaluronic acid. The benefits of the injections can last up to 6-9 months.
Benefits
- Enhanced joint lubrication
- Reduced stiffness
- Long-lasting pain relief
You won’t get hyaluronic acid injections if you have
- Bleeding or blood clotting disorder, such as haemophilia
- Certain allergies
- Infection in the joint or skin around your affected joint
Prices
- Package 1 – Ultrasound-guided injection (30-minute appointment): £350
This option is for patients who have already undergone an assessment, appropriate imaging, and received a report. It’s ideal for those seeking only the ultrasound-guided injection procedure.
- Package 2 – Assessment, point of care ultrasound scan, and ultrasound-guided injection (45-minute appointment): £400
This comprehensive package includes the assessment, a point of care ultrasound scan, and the ultrasound-guided injection, ensuring a thorough and efficient treatment process.
Why choose ultrasound-guided injections?
Our experienced clinicians carry out over 180 ultra-sound injections each month.
Ultrasound guidance ensures:
- Accuracy: Precise targeting of the affected area for optimal results.
- Safety: Reduced risk of complications by avoiding surrounding structures.
- Comfort: Minimally invasive treatment with minimal discomfort.
Conditions we treat with pain relief injections
Our treatments are effective for a range of musculoskeletal and joint-related conditions, including:
- Arthritis
- Shoulder pain (frozen shoulder, rotator cuff injuries)
- Knee pain
- Hip pain
How do I get referred for an ultrasound-guided injection?
Getting referred is quick and easy at Practice Plus Group and you can benefit from shorter waiting times, with referral to injection within one week*.
There are two ways you can access an ultrasound-guided injection with us:
1. Self-referral – you can self-refer in one of three ways:
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- Email us at private.diagnostics@practiceplusgroup.com
- Fill in the ‘enquire now’ form on this page
- Call us on 0330 173 1313
A member of our team will ask you some questions about the reason for the injection, your general health and GP details etc, and then we will book you an appointment. Using the self-referral method means no referral is needed from your GP or other healthcare professional.
2. Referral from a healthcare professional:
If you are already receiving treatment, you can ask your GP, consultant, physiotherapist, osteopath or chiropractor to fill in our USGI request referral form and email it to us at private.diagnostics@practiceplusgroup.com
Once we have received your referral form, we’ll be in touch with you directly, to book your appointment.
If you would like more information before booking, you can also chat to us directly to get more information by calling us on 0330 173 1313 or by filling in the enquiry form on this page, and one of our friendly team will be happy to answer any questions you have.
Can I access treatment through private medical insurance?
You can access private ultrasound-guided injection treatment through health insurance if you have cover with the following providers:
- AXA
- WPA
- Vitality
- Healix
Commonly treated conditions with ultrasound-guided injections:
- Frozen shoulder
- Greater trochanteric pain syndrome
- Osteoarthritis of the knee
- Osteoarthritis of the hip
- Osteoarthritis of wrist, thumb, ankle and foot
- Morton’s neuroma
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Plantar fasciitis
- Shoulder impingement
- Shoulder bursitis
- Acromioclavicular joint pain
- Hydrodistension shoulder
- High volume injections/stripping Achilles tendon
* Waiting times based on referral to scan from August 2024 data.
Take the first step toward pain-free movement
Discover the difference ultrasound-guided injections can make. Contact Practice Plus Group to book your consultation today.