Hyaluronic Acid Injections

Hyaluronic acid (HA) injections have been a mainstay of injection therapy for many years. They are proven effective at reducing pain, improving joint mobility, and thereby potentially delaying or negating surgical intervention. HA is a natural substance. You have your own natural HA inside each joint. Combining HA with corticosteroids to manage inflammation and provide rapid pain relief has become increasingly popular.

This mixture makes good sense clinically as addressing inflammation quickly can significantly improve patient satisfaction and outcomes. The reactions that happen inside an arthritic joint have the effect of lowering the viscosity of your natural HA and breaking it down. This is why in an arthritic joint, you have a vicious cycle as HA is broken down, creating more harmful inflammatory reactions, making the joint stiff and sore. Arthritis really can wear you down! A great way to quickly halt its impact and improve joint function is an Ostenil (HA) injection.