Full Description
A visual how-to guide to common injection techniques performed in a primary care setting for the safe management of musculoskeletal pain
Orthopedic complaints are some of the most common presenting concerns in outpatient primary care practices. Musculoskeletal Injections in Primary Care provides practical step-by-step guidance to give you the confidence to perform these injections safely and effectively.
Packed with outstanding full-color photographs, anatomic illustrations, and bullet point instructions, the highly visual style allows you to find the information you need without having to wade through pages and pages of heavy text. Brief videos accessible via QR code walk you step-by-step through each injection technique from site preparation to needle placement. This portable field manual covers the use of corticosteroids and injections for the knee, shoulder, hand, elbow, foot, ankle, hip, and spine.
This concise, portable resource delivers illustrated step-by-step instructions, along with guidance on needle requirements, dosing, patient positioning and degree of difficulty.
Contents
1. CORTICOSTEROIDS
2. KNEE: Intra-Articular InjectionTechnique
3. KNEE: Pes Tendon/Bursa Injection
4. SHOULDER: Subacromial Space Injection
5. SHOULDER: Acromioclavicular (AC) JointInjection
6. SHOULDER: Glenohumeral Joint Injection
7. HIP: Greater Trochanteric BursaInjection
8. HIP: Intra-Articular Hip Joint Injection
9. HAND: Carpal Tunnel Injection
10. HAND: Trigger Finger Injection
11. HAND: 1st Carpal-Metacarpal Joint, (1stCMC Joint) Injection
12. HAND: De Quervain Syndrome Injection
13. ELBOW: Medial and Lateral EpicondylitisInjection
14. ELBOW: Aspiration technique forolecranon bursitis
15. FOOT: Morton's Neuroma Injection
16. FOOT: Plantar Fascia Injection
17. ANKLE: Ankle Joint Injection
18. SPINE: Caudal Epidural Steroid Injection
