Foundation Level Course on Joint Injection Techniques

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About Course

This comprehensive course provides healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to perform joint and soft tissue injections safely and effectively. The course covers the anatomical, diagnostic, and procedural aspects of joint injections, focusing on evidence-based practices and hands-on training. Participants will learn indications, contraindications, proper technique, and post-procedure care for injections in commonly affected joints.

What Will You Learn?

  • Joint Anatomy
  • Indications & Contraindication
  • Pre-requisites for joint injection
  • Injection technique
  • Post- injection care

Course Content

Week 1: Wrist Joint Injection
Wrist joint injections are minimally invasive procedures used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in managing wrist-related pathologies. The radiocarpal joint, the primary target, is a synovial joint formed by the distal radius and the proximal carpal bones (scaphoid, lunate, and triquetrum). Injections deliver corticosteroids, local anesthetics, or diagnostic agents directly into the joint space to alleviate pain, reduce inflammation, or confirm intra-articular pathology.

  • Module 1 Section 1: Wrist Joint Injection Theory
    25:06
  • Module 1: Section 2: Wrist Joint Injection Procedure
    04:57
  • Module 1: Quiz

Week 2: Shoulder Joint Injection
Shoulder joint injections are minimally invasive procedures used for diagnostic and therapeutic management of shoulder pathologies. The glenohumeral joint, a highly mobile ball-and-socket joint, is the primary target for intra-articular injections. Other structures, such as the subacromial-subdeltoid bursa and acromioclavicular (AC) joint, are also commonly injected depending on the clinical indication. These injections deliver corticosteroids, local anesthetics, or diagnostic agents to alleviate pain, reduce inflammation, or confirm the source of pathology.

Week 3: Elbow Joint Injection
Elbow joint injections are minimally invasive procedures used for diagnostic and therapeutic management of elbow pathologies. The elbow joint, a complex hinge joint, comprises the humeroulnar, humeroradial, and proximal radioulnar articulations, with the humeroulnar and humeroradial joints being the primary targets for intra-articular injections. Other structures, such as the olecranon bursa, may also be injected in specific cases. These injections deliver corticosteroids, local anesthetics, or diagnostic agents to alleviate pain, reduce inflammation, or confirm intra-articular pathology.

Week 4: Knee Joint Injection
Knee joint injections are minimally invasive procedures used for diagnostic and therapeutic management of knee pathologies. The knee, a large synovial hinge joint, comprises the tibiofemoral (medial and lateral compartments) and patellofemoral articulations, which are commonly targeted for intra-articular injections. Other structures, such as the prepatellar or infrapatellar bursae, may also be injected in specific cases. These injections deliver corticosteroids, local anesthetics, hyaluronic acid, or diagnostic agents to alleviate pain, reduce inflammation, or confirm intra-articular pathology.

Week 5: Ankle Joint Injection
Ankle joint injections are minimally invasive procedures used for diagnostic and therapeutic management of ankle pathologies. The tibiotalar (talocrural) joint, a synovial hinge joint, is the primary target for intra-articular injections due to its involvement in most ankle pathologies. Other structures, such as the subtalar joint, retrocalcaneal bursa, or peroneal tendon sheaths, may also be injected in specific cases. These injections deliver corticosteroids, local anesthetics, or diagnostic agents to alleviate pain, reduce inflammation, or confirm intra-articular pathology.

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