Product Description

An illustrated practical guide to the use and technique of injecting joints for the relief of musculoskeletal pain and inflammation. Introductory chapters deal with the effects of corticosteroids and local anaesthetics and their uses; safety procedures which should be observed when using these products for injection and guidelines to safe injection techniques. The bulk of the book deals with the technique of injection joint by joint. The text is laid out so that each page of text describing the technique is matched by a facing page of illustrations illustrating the procedure. For each joint there is a 4 colour line drawing of the anatomy of the joint and a full colour photograph showing the surface anatomy position for injection. The actual technique of giving the injectin and locatin the correct anatomical position for the insertion of the needle is demonstrated and explained on the CDRom.
The cd-rom will include:
An introduction by the author
Demonstrations of 21 upper limb injections (plus 7 clips using bones to show the correct anatomical location for the injection)
Demonstrations of 27 lower limb injections (plus 7 clips using bones to show correct anatomical location for the injection)
Demonstrations of 7 spinal/advanced techniques (with 5 clips using bones to show anatomical location for the injection)
Demonstrations of two real injections (ie not using a sheathed needle).

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #63358 in Books
• Published on: 2006-08-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• 204 pages

About the Author
Stephanie Saunders is a physiotherapist who has pioneered the use of injections for the treatment of inflamed and painful joints particularly in relationto sports injuries. She has run many courses for both doctors and physios onthe use of the technique.. She is a Fellow of both the CSP and the Society of Orthopaedic Medicine and was a member of the working party which drew up the Clinical Guidleline for the Use of Injection therapy by Physiotherapists which has been endorsed and published by the CSP.
Dr Longworth is a medical practitioner with extensive experience in orthopedic and sports medicine.
Gordon Cameron is a general practitioner with extensive experience inorthopaedic and sports medicine.

Customer Reviews

A must-have for anyone who uses injection therapy
Clear and concise throughout. Covers every aspect of injection therapy, from safety to the rationale behind the uses of many types of injectable substances. Each injection has a clear illustration, and includes a detailed description of the indications, method and amounts of substance to inject. The book covers all from the most common lesion to the more unusual, and should be a standard text in any practise where injection therapy is undertaken.

Initially looked good (nice pictures), but ultimately disappointing.
I had bought the Saunders injection book which has nice pictures but some of the pictures are misleading (see wrist joint injection) and the text description is difficult to put into practice.

It also included a CD-Rom to use on the computer, but the injections are too brief and use a sheathed needle which is misleading. Also the carpal tunnel injection shows you how to inject INTO the median nerve. (Not recommended unless you have a good lawyer.)