Whats injected for frozen shoulder treatment?
The injection for frozen shoulder is usually a mixture of local anaesthetic (such as your dentist would use) and an anti-inflammatory drug that works where it is placed but without much effect elsewhere in the body. Technically the anti-inflammation drug is from the steroid family but does not carry the same adverse effects as the body building type of steroid we often read about in the press. Some doctors are now starting to use a different type of injection for shoulder pain. This is called viscosupplementation and products such as synvisc one, supartz or ostenil injections are commonly used. Do frozen shoulder injections work? Injections do indeed work for many patients – but again – only as effective means of obtaining pain relief. They don’t alter the course of the condition. Some patients do gain a slight easing of the stiffness after an injection but this is not a consistent outcome. Most patients who have an injection get substantial or full pain relief that can last for many w
