A portable Clarius L7 ultrasound scanner is used to help guide the needle to the target tissue. Target injection sites include but are not limited to:

Shoulders, Elbows, Wrists, Thumbs, Fingers, Sacroiliac joints, Hips, Knees, Ankles, Mid-feet, Toes.

Subacromial bursa, common flexor and extensor tendon insertions at the elbow, hamstring tendon insertions, peroneal and tibial tendon sheaths, median and ulnar nerve sheaths, Mortons neuromas.

Frozen shoulders, shoulder impingements, osteoarthritis of the joints, Cubital tunnel, Carpal tunnel, meniscal injuries, Tennis Elbow, Golfer’s Elbow, peroneal/ tibial tendinopathies, plantar fasciitis, aspiration of joint effusions/ cysts.

Feeling unwell, having a current or recent infection, being significantly immunocompromised (e.g. undergoing chemotherapy), already taking high dose steroids (over 15mg daily), under 18 years of age, high osteoporotic risk, uncontrolled blood sugars, being within two weeks of having received a vaccine of any description.

Areej has also worked with both amateur and professional athletes including the Northen Thunder netball team and the Olympic Women’s Waterpolo team.

Her current focus involves the provision of ultrasound guided steroid injections. Steroid injections help stop the chronic inflammatory cycle which is often the cause of ongoing soft tissue or joint pain. Interrupting this cycle is often enough to bring resolution to symptoms, with the most effective results achieved by also incorporating appropriate exercise and nutrition.