Ultrasound-guided injections for diagnosis and for symptom relief.
What is involved
Arthritis, bursitis, frozen shoulder and nerve entrapment
A guided injection does two jobs: it relieves symptoms, and — because the effect is localised — it tells us whether the structure we injected is the one causing the pain, which is often the more valuable of the two. Injections are guided by ultrasound rather than by landmarks, and the number given to any one site is deliberately limited.
What the appointment includes
Fees
Most insurers require a GP referral and a pre-authorisation number. Get both before you attend and bring the reference.
Self-funded surgery is quoted as a package covering the consultant, the anaesthetist, the hospital and the scheduled follow-up.
Some policies cover the operation and not the physiotherapy afterwards, which is the half that determines the result.
Where an insurer pays less than the quoted fee, you will be told the difference in writing before anything is booked.
Most people who come to us do not, and that is the honest answer for the majority of the conditions on this site. The consultation exists to work out which group you are in, and it always covers the non-surgical options first.
Appointments
Consultations are with a consultant orthopaedic surgeon. Bring any imaging you have already had — it often saves repeating it.