Injection-based and regenerative recovery for injuries healing too slowly on their own — built around returning you to activity.
Some injuries heal with time. Others stall — and every week of 'wait and see' deconditions the body around them. Regenerative and injection-based treatment accelerates healing where it's stalled, with a plan built around returning you to your sport, not just away from pain.
Not sure which is yours? That's normal — and exactly what the first visit is for.
Same-week appointments in most cases. Bring your imaging if you have it — we'll handle the rest.
Your physician reviews your history, imaging, and goals. You leave understanding what's actually causing your pain.
A stepwise plan starting with the least invasive option that works — most procedures happen on-site.
The complete clinical explanation, in plain language — the same material we use to educate patients and referring physicians.
Sprains and strains are common injuries that share similar signs and symptoms but involve different part of your body. A sprain is a stretching or tearing of ligaments, the tough bands of fibrous tissues that connects two bones together in your joints. The most common location for a sprain is in your ankle.
A strain is a stretching or tearing of muscle or tendon. A tendon is a fibrous cord of tissue that connects muscles to bones. Strains often occur in the lower back and in the hamstring muscles in the back of your thigh.
Common causes are sports related injuries as well injuries for over-doing and excessive activity beyond a person's normal capacity. It also happens due to trauma or accidents resulting in extension or pulling of muscles or ligaments beyond normal range.
It is also common when athletes don't have proper sleep and are sleep deprived, in addition a proper warm up before any exercise is also very important in preventing these injuries.
Treatments commonly include:
Initial treatments for both sprains and strains includes Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation . Mild sprains and strains can be successfully treated at home. If sprains and strains don't heal within a couple of weeks or pain is severe then medical attention should be considered. Medical treatment may include oral medications, injection of steroids and physical treatment.
Regenerative Medicine may provide relief in patients who are not responding to standard treatment options.
Surgical treatments should be a last resort, in cases where interventional injections are not effective. Severe sprains and strains sometimes require surgery to repair torn ligaments, muscles or tendons.
From the Southwest Ohio Pain Institute medical library. Reviewed by our physicians.
Absolutely. Weekend golfers, runners, pickleball players, and people who got hurt lifting a couch — an injury that limits your life deserves real treatment.
Less than you're imagining. The area is numbed first, the procedure is image-guided and quick, and most patients tell us the anticipation was worse than the needle.
Most interventional pain procedures are covered by Medicare and major insurance plans. Call us and we'll verify your specific coverage before your visit.
Call and mention this page — same-week appointments in most cases, and we'll verify your insurance before you come in.