Starship Paediatric Rheumatology

Contact Details

Phone (09) 3074949 ext 29134 (for non urgent enquiries)

Joint injections

A joint injection is most often done to deliver medicine directly into the joint. This may be done when the other medication the patient is taking is not controlling the arthritis well enough or if the patient has only a few swollen joints. In older children the joint injections are done with the child inhaling Entonox (laughing gas) which helps relieve the discomfort of the procedure. Younger children are given a general anaesthetic.

https://healthpoint.co.nz/public/rheumatology/starship-paediatric-rheumatology/