The dangers of knee injection

Medical conditions are very advanced nowadays. For some people who have local lesions in their body, they can get a blocking injection, which can not only relieve local pain but also have an anti-inflammatory effect. In fact, its clinical application value is still very high. However, if you do not feel pain after the injection, the treatment of the disease may be delayed. You will not know the extent of the local lesions. If the treatment is delayed, the lesions will become more serious.

First: What is a blocking needle?

The blocked injection is also called "pain point injection" in medicine. It is to inject certain drugs into pain points, joint capsules, nerve trunks and other parts, which can play an anti-inflammatory, analgesic and spasm-relieving role. This type of treatment can inject drugs directly into the lesion site, exerting the greatest therapeutic effect at the lesion site. The main injectable drugs include "local anesthetics" + "anti-inflammatory drugs", or local anesthetics alone.

Second: How long after getting a blocking injection can I run?

A blocking injection is just a drug that suppresses pain, which is equivalent to a temporary treatment for the injury. You should rest more within one week after the injection of the blocking needle to avoid repeated stimulation of the original lesion site. At the same time, appropriate local (limb or joint) braking or fixation should be performed to enhance or consolidate the therapeutic effect.

At the same time, in order to speed up the recovery of injuries, it is necessary to appropriately cooperate with acupuncture, massage, traction, physical therapy, ultrashort wave, spectrum, ion introduction, internal and external medication and other treatments to promote recovery. Generally, the pain will reach a peak within 2 to 4 hours after the injection, and then gradually subside. The pain will disappear after two or three days, and the therapeutic effect can usually last for 1 to 2 months.

Third: How much do you know about the misunderstandings about blocking injections?

1. The blocking injection contains hormones and is addictive

The so-called hormone addiction will only occur when hormones are used for a long time, in large doses, and repeatedly. Blockade therapy generally only requires 3 to 5 times in a course of treatment, and each time is separated by more than one week, and the dosage used is very small, so there is no possibility of hormone dependence.

2. Blocking = anesthetic

Many people believe that a blocking injection is "anesthesia + hormone" and that the purpose of a blocking injection is to temporarily relieve pain. In fact, blockade therapy is an effective treatment method in clinical practice. The hormone components in the blocking injection block the vicious cycle of "inflammation → release of cytokines and pain-causing substances → pain, local circulatory disorders → inflammation". It not only improves indicators but also cures the root cause.

For many patients with tenosynovitis, frozen shoulder, muscle strain, heel pain, and lumbar myofascial syndrome, some can be cured with one injection, while some patients need about two injections, combined with some auxiliary treatments, to be basically cured.

3. When the pain stops, wait until the next time you feel pain and then try again.

After getting a blocking injection, I felt that my symptoms were relieved, so I waited until the next time the pain came back to get another injection. As a result, the disease often persists due to insufficient treatment. When choosing block therapy, you must insist on completing the course of treatment to avoid not getting the desired therapeutic effect after stopping midway.