Ultrasound guided steroid injections

There are a number of injections we can perform at Wandsworth physiotherapy, including steroid injections into joints, tendon sheaths, and bursa. We use either Depo-medrone or Kenalog, and these are usually combined with a local anaesthetic. We use 1% lidocaine, which is a shorter acting anaesthetic that can last two or three hours, or we […]

Common wrist and hand problems

How to manage De Quervain’s, carpal tunnel syndrome, CMC OA and trigger finger Before we discuss the common problems that affect the wrist and hand, let’s first discover the anatomy. The wrist joint is made up of the joints between the radius, ulna and carpal bones. It is surrounded by a joint capsule and many […]