Steroid injections are a form of medical treatment used to reduce inflammation and provide relief from pain and other symptoms.
They can help a lot of conditions by easing the symptoms especially in carpal tunnel, trigger finger, joint arthritis, tennis elbow and golfer's elbow, with the effects lasting months
Steroid injections involve your consultant hand surgeon injecting a corticosteroid medication into the affected area, which works by decreasing inflammation and providing relief from pain.
Patients can usually expect to experience relief within a few days after receiving the injection.