Expanded and updated for its Second Edition, this practical illustrated guide explains the rationale and step-by-step procedures for joint and soft tissue injections and aspirations. The book will enable primary care physicians to master these effective techniques for treating a variety of common skin and musculoskeletal conditions. Full-color illustrations help practitioners identify anatomic landmarks and demonstrate how to perform each technique. This edition covers many alternative techniques and several new procedures, including ultrasound-guided injections, eyelid injections for cysts, nerve blocks for headaches, procedures for the hip, scapula joint injections, and temporomandibular joint procedures.

A companion Website contains videos demonstrating 48 injections.

INTRODUCTION

FOUNDATION CONCEPTS: Understand the Anatomy / Identify the Landmarks / Thoughtful Consideration / When to Refer to a Subspecialist / Indications for Injections & Aspirations / Contraindications to Injections & Aspirations / Safety / Synovial Fluid Analysis / Special Medical Conditions / Topical Anesthesia / Local Infiltration Anesthesia / Injectables (Corticosteroids; Viscosupplementation; Botulinum Toxin; Other) / Equipment / Musculoskeletal Ultrasound / Technique / Complications / Aftercare / Documentation of the Procedure / Billing & Coding / Informed Consent / Evidence-Based Medicine / Pearls

SKIN & SKIN STRUCTURES: Chalazion / Keloid Scar / Common Wart

HEAD & NECK: Temporomandibular Joint / Greater Occipital Neuralgia / Cervical Strain & Sprain

UPPER EXTREMITIES: Subacromial Space: Posterior Approach / Glenohumeral Joint: Posterior Approach / Glenohumeral Joint: Anterior Approach / Acromioclavicular Joint / Sternoclavicular Joint / Biceps Tenosynovitis - Long Head / Cubital Tunnel Syndrome / Elbow Joint / Olecranon Bursitis / Lateral Epicondylitis / Medial Epicondylitis / Radial Nerve Entrapment / Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Proximal Approach / Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Traditional Approach / Wrist Joint / De Quervain's Tenosynovitis / Ganglion Cyst / Thumb Carpal-Metacarpal Joint / MCP Joint / Trigger Finger

TRUNK: Muscular Trigger Points / Suprascapular Neuritis / Scapulothoracic Syndrome / Sacroiliac Joint

LOWER EXTREMITIES: Hip Joint: Anterior Approach / Hip Joint: Lateral Approach / Piriformis Syndrome / Meralgia Paresthetica / Trochanteric Bursitis / Hip Adductor Tendonitis / Knee Joint: Lateral Supra-Patellar Approach / Knee Joint: Infra-Patellar Approach / Prepatellar Bursitis / Pes Anserine Bursitis / Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome / Tibialis Posterior Tendonitis / Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome / Ankle Joint: Anterior Lateral Approach / Ankle Joint: Anterior Medial Approach / Fibularis Brevis Tendonitis / Plantar Fasciitis / 1st Metatarsal Phalangeal Joint / Morton's Interdigital Neuroma

APPENDICES: Consent Form / Aftercare Handout / Medical Record Documentation / General References