Hyaluronic Acid (Hyaluronan) is injected directly into the knee joint as a treatment for the pain in the knee associated with osteoarthritis. This treatment is normally reserved for those patients who have not responded to the traditional treatments for osteoarthritis pain.
The medical term for joint injection is "intra-articular injection." It involves injecting medication directly into a joint space to help reduce inflammation, relieve pain, or administer other treatments.
When bursitis does not respond to conservative treatment, an injection into the joint of a long-acting corticosteroid preparation, like prednisone, can bring immediate and lasting relief.
An injection of a sleeping drug can be a form of euthanasia.
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Intravenous injection or therapy.
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No, the process of diffusion involves molecules moving from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. Injection of a hypertonic drug would create a concentration gradient that could potentially cause discomfort or irritation at the injection site, but it is not directly related to the stimulation of pain.
The joint injection is most likely cortisone, in which case it would not be a good idea to get a massage on the same day.
Intramuscular injection involves placing the medication directly into the belly of a muscle.
Intravenous injection.
A non-parenteral drug is one that is administered orally or by inhalation. Examples would be swallowing a pill or using an inhaler. Parenteral drugs are administered by injection or via transdermal patch (applied directly to the skin).
Injection of chemotherapy directly into the cancer is called intralesional (IL) injection.