Anesthetic Injection-for Wrist Pain:

Use of Local Anesthetic Injection-for Wrist Pain:10

Therapeutic value of just local anesthetic injection is very limited. The procedure is performed only as a diagnostic procedure. Wrist joint is often treated with local anesthesia to relieve pain prior to aggressive physical therapy.

Indications for Wrist Joint Local Anesthesia Injection-

·         Diagnostic Injection- Procedure is performed to evaluate cause of pain.

·         Painful Physical Therapy- Injection is performed prior to aggressive physical therapy.

·         Painful Wrist Joint- Injection is performed prior to nerve conduction or radiological study.

·         Post-Surgical Pain- Intolerable pain following wrist joint surgery is treated with wrist joint injection using local anesthesia.

Contraindication for Wrist Joint Corticosteroid Injection

·         Septic Arthritis

·         Skin Infection

·         Septicemia

·         Allergies to Local Anesthetics