Steroid injections to help ease pain and increase movement.
At Spire Edinburgh Hospitals, we offer a range of joint injections to help relieve inflamed, swollen and painful joints. It’s a quick procedure to inject medications directly into affected joints.
Sometimes also called
Typical hospital stay
1-2 hours
Procedure duration
20 minutes
Type of anaesthetic
Sometimes local is used
Available to self-pay?
Yes
Covered by health insurance?
Yes
Spire Edinburgh Hospitals has been caring for patients privately across Scotland and beyond since 1984. Our rheumatologists, orthopaedic consultants and neurosurgeons perform joint injections to help relieve chronic pain and stiffness.
We offer fast access to diagnostic tests and scans and easy booking.
There are many ways to pay and our inclusive prices and access to payment plans make it easy and more affordable, even if you don’t have medical insurance.
Joint pain treatment (joint injection under X-ray control) | |||
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Initial consultation | £180 | ||
Treatment price | £2,074 | ||
Aftercare | Included | ||
From price | From £2,254 | ||
Monthly treatment price (Loan applicable to the treatment cost and excludes the initial consultation) |
£109 |
Representative example | |
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Loan amount | £1,824 |
Deposit | £250 |
Loan period | 18 months |
Representative APR | 9.9% |
Total amount repayable | £1,962 |
The price shown is the ‘from price’ (ie the minimum cost of the procedure). Please note that for some procedures the actual price you are quoted may vary significantly and can increase depending on your choice of Consultant (who is an independent practitioner and not an employee of Spire). The fees charged by Consultants and Anaesthetists are set independently and are outside the control of Spire. The price may also vary depending on the type of anaesthetic, implant or drug used, and your medical history.
Spire Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park can provide you with a single, fixed price for your procedure so there are no surprises. Please read Spire Healthcare's terms and conditions for full details of what’s included and excluded in your fixed price when paying for yourself. Finance options are available through our partner Omni Capital Retail Finance Ltd, 10 Norwich Street, London, EC4A 1BD.
Getting here
Spire Murrayfield is an approximate 20 minute drive east from Edinburgh Airport or 10 minutes west from Haymarket train station.
Spire Shawfair Park is to the south east of Edinburgh city centre, conveniently located close to the City Bypass and the Royal Infirmary.
Both hospitals have free parking for you and your visitors.
Your consultations
All your consultations will take place in one of our accessible consultation rooms. During your consultation, your consultant will:
Joint injections can be used to help knee pain, shoulder pain and hip pain, and in particular, pain that’s associated with osteoarthritis.
Once you have decided to go ahead with the joint injections, your consultant will outline your treatment and ongoing support plan.
Here’s what will happen on the day of your joint injection:
In most cases, you'll receive a hydrocortisone joint injection. Hydrocortisone is a steroid which reduces inflammation and relieves pain.
We can also offer special platelet-rich plasma injections. The plasma is taken from your own blood, and when injected into your joint, it’s intended to promote cartilage repair and relieves pain and stiffness due to osteoarthritis. Ask your consultant if this is appropriate for you.
When your consultant has finished, you’ll be able to relax until you’re ready to go home - usually for about half an hour or so. Before you leave, your healthcare team will give you advice on managing your pain and any exercises you can do to help improve your results.
You may have some discomfort from the injection – if you had a local anaesthetic, you may feel this after a couple of hours. However, the joint injection should improve your chronic pain in a few hours to a few days. Usually, the effects should last for a few weeks to a few months, depending on the type and strength of your injection.
Although everybody’s different and you should always follow your consultant’s advice, here’s a typical recovery timeline for joint injections:
1 hour
1 year
Leave hospital
Rest at home
Begin moving and exercising your joint
Start to feel benefits
May still feel the effects
Leave hospital
Rest at home
Begin moving and exercising your joint
Start to feel benefits
May still feel the effects
The treatment described on this page may be adapted to meet your individual needs, so it's important to follow your healthcare professional's advice and raise any questions that you may have with them.
Spire Murrayfield is an approximate 20 minute drive from Edinburgh Airport or 10 minutes from Haymarket train station. Regular buses serve the area well. Spire Shawfair Park is located to the south east of the city centre close to the City Bypass and the Royal Infirmary at 10 Easter Shawfair, Edinburgh, EH22 1FE.
Spire Murrayfield Hospital
122 Corstorphine Road
Edinburgh
EH12 6UD
https://beta.nhs.uk/medicines/hydrocortisone-injections/
https://www.nhsinform.scot/tests-and-treatments/medicines-and-medical-aids/types-of-medicine/corticosteroids
https://www.arthritisresearchuk.org/arthritis-information/drugs/steroid-injections/when-and-how-to-take-it.aspx