ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT INJECTION

Course overview

THE MOST FREQUENTLY ENCOUNTERED CAUSES OF NON-TRAUMATIC PAIN IN THE AC JOINT ARE OVERUSE, DEGENERATIVE CHANGES, AND DISTAL CLAVICLE OSTEOLYSIS. CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING PHYSICAL THERAPY, ACTIVITY MODIFICATION, AND NSAID’S, IS THE FIRST LINE OF TREATMENT. IN PATIENT'S WHO DO NOT RESPOND TO CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT, AN AC JOINT INJECTION CAN PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT RELIEF. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES AC JOINT INJECTIONS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO AC JOINT INJECTIONS.