What the treatment involves
Dr Welch uses precise anatomical landmarking to guide each injection, a technique built on years of hands-on clinical experience rather than reliance on ultrasound equipment. Most injections take only a few minutes, and many patients feel improvement within days.
Before any treatment, you will have a proper consultation. We will examine the joint, discuss your symptoms and history, and confirm that an injection is the right option for you. If it is not, we will tell you honestly and suggest a better path.
Shoulder Injections
Shoulder pain is one of the most common reasons patients see Dr Welch — whether it’s a nagging ache disturbing your sleep, stiffness that’s crept in over months, or pain reaching overhead. It’s often linked to subacromial impingement, frozen shoulder, or osteoarthritis in the joint itself. A steroid injection into the shoulder can reduce inflammation quickly, easing pain and restoring movement.
Knee Injections
Knee pain tends to fall into two camps: the gradual wear-and-tear ache of osteoarthritis, or a flare-up of inflammation after a walk, run, or long day on your feet. A corticosteroid injection directly into the joint calms the inflammation driving the pain and swelling, often giving meaningful relief within days.
Tennis Elbow Injections
Tennis elbow (and its counterpart, golfer’s elbow) causes pain on the outside — or inside — of the elbow, usually from repetitive strain on the tendons that attach there. A targeted steroid injection at the point of tenderness can settle the inflammation and significantly reduce pain, particularly alongside rest from the aggravating activity.
Trigger Finger Injections
Trigger finger happens when a tendon in the finger or thumb becomes inflamed and catches as it moves through its sheath, causing the finger to lock, click or stick before releasing. A steroid injection directly into the tendon sheath is often very effective, and many patients notice a real difference within days.
Carpal Tunnel Injections
Carpal tunnel syndrome causes numbness, tingling or pain in the thumb and fingers, caused by pressure on the median nerve as it passes through the wrist, often worse at night. A steroid injection into the carpal tunnel can reduce swelling around the nerve, easing symptoms for many patients with mild to moderate cases.
Other joints we treat: thumb base arthritis, trochanteric bursitis (hip pain), and De Quervain’s tenosynovitis (wrist pain) — assessed and treated on the same basis during your consultation.
Why choose us
We are a doctor-led clinic and fully CQC registered. In an area where joint injections are increasingly offered by physiotherapists and other non-medical practitioners, we think that distinction is worth making. You are being treated by a doctor who has trained in hospital medicine and general practice, not just in a single injection technique.
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