Procedures

A joint injection is when a substance is injected into the joint space somewhere in the body. Normally a substance is injected that decreases pain and inflammation.

Frequent places of infiltration are:

• Knee
• Shoulder
• Elbow
• Ankles
• Wrists
• Small Joints

This may be necessary in various diseases such as:

• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Osteoarthritis
• Gouty arthritis

Soft tissue infiltration is done to decrease pain and improve mobility of an area. It is an injection into a soft tissue that is inflamed.

It is a non-invasive technique for studying the capillaries of the nail to assess diseases associated with changes in the venous microcirculation. This test is fast, simple, non-invasive and provides information associated with certain diseases in the same office. This study is performed on the skin of the nail edge of the fingers of the hand with a magnifying microscope. It is performed to diagnose vascular damage found in certain diseases such as Raynaud's phenomenon, systemic sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren's syndrome, among others.