Joint Injections For Arthritis Can Slow Disease Progress

April 16, 2010 - PRLog -- Osteoarthritis is a major problem for many thousands of people around the world. The disease is most common in the knees and hips but can also show up in other joints like ankles, wrists and elbows - particularly when injury has been the trigger for the problem.

Countless methods to treat arthritis pain are now promoted online but promising new joint injection techniques (http://www.joint-injections.com) seem to be showing good benefits in making the lives of arthritis sufferers more comfortable.

The new joint injection approach is called viscosupplementation and uses an artificially created version of the body's own synovial fluid to help lubricate and loosen up stiff old arthritic joints. Synovial fluid is the oily liquid found in all of our joints but it tends to dry up or become thinner and more watery as arthritis develops.

Doctors will use drugs designed to copy healthy synovial fluid and will inject it carefully into a knee, a hip or a shoulder. Recent research shows that this will lessen inflammation, improve movement range and help ease the pain of arthritis. The results are sometimes very dramatic and some patients have been able to avoid the need for an operation after using the treatment.

Viscosupplementation treatments are becoming more widely available. Their side effect profile is good and most patients tolerate the procedure very well and without significant discomfort.

You can read more about viscosupplementation at http://www.cameronmedical.com/viscosupplementation.htm