Intra-articular administration of corticosteroids is a standard therapeutic option for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have polyarticular disease activity. Whether or not polyarticular ...

Therapeutic management of OA of the knee has focused on pain relief, preserving or improving the range of motion and preventing secondary functional disability as well as joint damage. Besides ...

Intra-articular (IA) injection treatment is one of the main treatment methods for OA because of its positive effect in reducing joint pain and increasing joint mobility. IA injection of xanthan gum ...

Botox may cause long-term side effects, although this isn’t common. Side effects that may be long term include: corneal ulceration (an open sore on your cornea, which is the clear covering over ...

In addition, patients are at risk of fainting during the post-injection finger extension procedure. Fingolimod (Figure 2)( GILENYA ) is the first oral medication for multiple sclerosis to be ...

Complications from intravenous injections of heroin requiring neurosurgical intervention are rare, and range from the infectious (intracranial abscess, mycotic aneurysm) to the ischaemic (stroke).1 2 ...

One method that has been used to overcome the shortage of HA in OA joints is its replenishment via intra-articular injection of high-MW HA (HHA), known as viscosupplementation. (6−11) In spite of the ...