Cortisone Injection Therapy

A powerful solution to long term pain – A pain-free window for rehabilitation

A highly specialised service that provides pain relief and a strong anti inflammatory that creates a window for successful rehabilitation and restoration of movement

Injection Therapy Explained

Expertly administered ultrasound-guided injections that break the cycle of pain and swelling across musculoskeletal injuries & conditions

Steroid and Ostenil injections are used to relieve pain and reduce inflammation in the joints and soft tissues of the body. Cortisone is a powerful anti-inflammatory steroidal medicine that works to break the cycle of pain and swelling within the joint. Once the inflammation has settled, a graduated return to normal exercise can be supervised by one of our practitioners.

For patients with osteoarthritis, the Hyaluronic acid contained within Ostenil Plus injections is specifically designed to help decrease pain and stiffness—improving both mobility and quality of life.

 

A Highly Effective Treatment Option

Steroid injections are a highly effective treatment for:

  • Sports injuries, including tendon and bursa-related conditions
  • Inflammatory conditions, such as Osteoarthritis (wear and tear) and
    Rheumatoid arthritis

They are an extremely popular choice for pain relief, with current research and
evidence showing results that typically last between six weeks and several
months.

Injections are usually recommended when other forms of physiotherapy have not been successful, or when you’re experiencing overuse syndromes. In these cases, an injection can help break the cycle of pain and create a valuable window of opportunity for recovery and rehabilitation.

 

Accurate Diagnosis Comes First

An accurate diagnosis of your injury or condition is essential, and our clinicians are experts in this field. Where appropriate, we can also make use of any current MRI or Ultrasound scans you may have to help guide and support the injection.

 

A Service Built Around You

Our injection therapy service is flexible, affordable, and designed to fit around your work and personal schedule.

Your care begins with a comprehensive consultation carried out by our Advanced Physiotherapist Practitioner to determine whether an injection is suitable for you.

Following this assessment, you can choose to:

  • Proceed on the same day, or
  • Rebook for a follow-up appointment

If you decide to go ahead with the injection, your consultation fee will be deducted from the overall cost of the treatment.

 

How to Book

Due to the individual nature of each injection enquiry, this is a “contact to book” treatment. Please get in touch with our team and we’ll be happy to guide you through the next steps.

Typical conditions that we treat:
  • Hands – Trigger fingers injection 
  • Elbows – Medial and lateral epicondylitis (golfers and tennis elbow respectively) 
  • Shoulders – AC joint, glenohumeral joint, subacromial bursa & adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)
  • Knees – Arthritic conditions
  • Hips – Trochanteric bursitis injection 
  • Feet – 1st MPJ for Osteoarthritis (Big toe Osteoarthritis), Plantar Fasciitis, Plantar Fibromatosis.
  • Ankles – Osteoarthritis. Bursitis of the foot and ankle
  • Inflammatory – Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid arthritis of all joints

Not a fan of Injections?
No problem, shockwave therapy may be just as effective for your condition.

Sports-led Consultations

Our Ironman Doc is an experienced endurance triathlete and understands the negative effects a chronic injury can have on both our physical and mental health, allowing him to bring a unique perspective to his approach by blending medical practice with sports injury and performance.

This unique medical-sporting background provides a refreshing empathetic approach to consultations, ensuring each patient’s lifestyle, health and training are fully understood before providing bespoke medical advice to wrap around the patient’s sporting and health goals. Empowering and educating patients throughout their sessions to build a strong recovery partnership.

The Results

“Visited the clinic to see Dr Vik with on going knee issues after being let down with past treatment. Was fully informed of my options and what treatment options I had. A full support package was discussed before I went ahead with the injection. From start to finish time was taken to make me aware of all out comes and the best way forward. I can now work on my knee strength with confidence. Thank you John and Dr Vik!”

Martyn Beswick

“Very helpful, it was so nice to speak with a dr who cares and understands my lifestyle needs. He discussed my ongoing knee issues and explained the problem with such clarity while discussing my options. A very good service, I'll definitely use again.”

Lesley Harvey

Pricing

Initial Consultation

£60.00

20min Session

Your initial consultation with our Dr will help determine the source of your pain and suitability of Injection Therapy to assist in your rehab. If an injection is suitable and you wish to, we can upgrade your appointment to have the injection within that same appointment.

This service is correct if it is your first visit, a new Injury or your last visit was more than 6 months ago.

Book at SISU
Cortisone Injection Therapy

£295.00

60min Session

After being advised that you’d benefit from a Cortisone Injection by our GP, your own GP, a Consultant or a referring professional – you can book this private Ultrasound Guided Injection.

Local anaesthetic is available depending on the professional administering the injection

Book at SISU

Behind the Service

Our Private GP

GP experience with a sporting twist

Our Ironman GP is like no other, bringing first-hand sports injury and performance experience to general practice – offering a specialised range of services:

Athlete health reviews, Race planning, Referrals for private medical insurance and Greater depth GP consultations

Physiotherapy FAQ

Is it safe? Are you trained to give injections?

Yes and Yes!

We have a Private GP and Sports Medicine Podiatrist in our clinic who are fully trained (and licensed) and who have helped hundreds of individuals and athletes return to full health and performance without the need of surgery or medication, using injection therapy.

Do steroid injection have a temporary effect?

The cortisone injected lasts in the body for around 2 weeks after which, occasionally the pain can return. This only occurs when the underlying cause of the pain has not been addressed. At 8th Element we always address the underlying cause of the pain so that the pain is unlikely to return after an injection.

Are Cortisone Injections Painful?

In the past, cortisone injections were done without anaesthetic in a doctor’s surgery without image guidance.

At 8th Element most of the injections include an anaesthetic to the skin and the cortisone is mixed with local anaesthetic which can result in an almost pain free injection.

In some parts of the body there are more sensory nerves and some discomfort is inevitable, but we do our best to keep this to an absolute minimum.

Can I only have 3 injections?

If repeatedly injected into the same place there have been reports of degradation of collagen and other soft tissues. The very fact that repeated injections were used in these case studies suggest that the injection was not working, in which case there should not be a need to repeat the injections.

At 8th Element we limit the injections to a maximum of three in the same part of the body in a short period of time. Alternatives are Shockwave Therapy depending on the diagnosis.

How long does it take to work?

Most pain relief occurs during the first 2-4 weeks and you should contact the clinic for advice to see if you need a second injection for the best outcome after a couple of weeks. Once you are in less pain it is important that you book in to see one of our physios so they can monitor your progress and give you a graduated exercise programme to increase strength and mobility to successfully address the underlying cause.

Why a Private GP?

As if the pain and lack of movement isn’t enough stress – why add excessive NHS waiting times to your condition? It’s both mentally draining and overwhelming and has a negative effect on our physical movement, creating restrictions and pain that prevents us living life.

Better still our Ironman Dr understands sports and performance first-hand so can offer you specific, tailored support to get you back to your peak! No more telling you just to rest and take pain meds!