Painful Joints / Inflammation

An initial 30-minute consultation with any of The Grosvenor Practice GPs involves a thorough evaluation, including a medical history review and a complete examination. If a steroid joint injection (sometimes known as a Cortisone injection) is appropriate and suitable for you then a separate appointment will need to be booked for the joint injection.

Dr Pemsel can administer steroid injections for a variety of conditions, including:

• Finger Tendons: Effective for issues such as trigger finger and trigger thumb

• Small Joints: Treatment for smaller joints in the hands and feet

• Thumb Joint & Wrist: Particularly beneficial for De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis

• Carpal Tunnel: Targeted relief for carpal tunnel syndrome

• Elbow: Addresses conditions such as Tennis Elbow and Golfer’s Elbow

• Shoulder: Management of Rotator Cuff Syndrome and Frozen Shoulder

• Knees: Alleviation of knee-related pain and inflammation particularly from osteoarthritis

• External Hip: Focused injections for Trochanteric Bursitis

The injection appointment itself (whether one or two joints are injected) will typically last no longer than 15 minutes.

It is important to note that steroid injections are not suitable for every patient. While effective for pain management, steroid joint injections are not a cure.