Shoulder Pain Treatment Slough

Sonorad offers a highly specialised ultrasound-guided injection service, providing fast access to pain relief for the shoulder.

Shoulder Pain Treatment Clinic Slough

Sonorad offers a highly specialised, unique service which provides a one-stop solution for ultrasound-guided Intra articular steroid injection treatment. We are dedicated to providing an effective treatment that provides some with an alternative to surgery.

A GP or medical referral is not required to provide fast access to pain-relieving injections. Our clinicians are highly experienced and have extensive experience in the NHS and private sectors. In one appointment your clinician will carry out a full assessment including a diagnostic ultrasound scan prior to performing an ultrasound-guided injection.

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IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A REFERRAL LETTER FROM YOUR GP OR CLINICIAN, YOU MUST BOOK A CONSULTATION WITH OUR CONSULTANT RADIOLOGIST BEFORE OR WITH THE BOOKING OF AN INJECTION OR GUIDED TREATMENT.

Treating Shoulder Pain

The shoulder is a complex joint and there are four major tendons known as rotator cuff. These are supraspinatus, Biceps, subscapularis, and infraspinatus. There is a further small joint at the top of the shoulder known as the acromioclavicular joint.

Many people encounter shoulder pain which can be acute or Chronic. Not only the older population but young people suffer from shoulder pain.

Ultrasound Guided Injection Treatment Clinic

We are dedicated to providing a cost-effective and convenient solution. A GP or medical referral is not required to provide fast access to pain-relieving injections. Our clinicians are highly experienced and have extensive experience in both the NHS and private sectors. In one appointment your clinician will carry out a full assessment including a diagnostic ultrasound scan prior to performing an ultrasound-guided injection.

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Why patients choose Sonorad for Shoulder Pain Treatment

"All the clinicians seemed to be experts, who teach other doctors and clinicians how to carry out injections. I also liked the fact that the clinicians also work in the NHS. This is always a good sign in my opinion” Mrs A 34 from Hayes – Shoulder bursitis

“All the clinicians seemed to be experts, who teach other doctors and clinicians how to carry out injections. I also liked the fact that the clinicians also work in the NHS. This is always a good sign in my opinion” Mrs D 34 from Slough – Shoulder bursitis

I took my mother to see Sonorad Ultrasound with a frozen right shoulder which she has had for over 3 years. After the superb and professional consultation explaining the process of how this frozen shoulder may have happened, Doctor Mahmood went through the process for rectifying/fixing her frozen shoulder issue. We have the steroid injection and after 24/48 hours she had gained 25% more movement with in her right shoulder. We would highly recommend Dr Mahmood and his team.

Exceptional & Professional Care

Our private ultrasound scan clinic has a top priority of the welfare of our visitors. Our Specialists actively practice their specialities at leading hospitals in the UK and across the NHS, ensuring you receive the highest level of care. Our team are fully registered and regulated for practice in the United Kingdom. Our patients should expect nothing less.

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Comfortable & Painless Ultrasound

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Performed by Consultant Radiologists

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Expert Care, Professional Advice

Shoulder Pain FAQs

What are major causes of the shoulder pain?

Shoulder pain can be acute or chronic:

Shoulder pain that does not improve after 2 weeks might be caused by something that needs treatment.

What are the common causes of shoulder pain conditions?

Underlying conditions such as diabetes, rheumatic, gout, or crystal deposition can result in shoulder problems.
Calcific tendinitis- This is unusual but is a debilitating condition and can trigger shoulder pain.
Traumatic causes can be acute or insidious. Sports and gym-related injuries are usually of acute onset.
The shoulder is affected not only by heavy physical work but in the modern era use of a computer mouse and bad posture translates pressure onto the shoulder.
Subacromial/ subdeltoid bursitis – severe shoulder pain is caused by abnormal fluid accumulation between deltoid and supraspinatus tendons. Mostly young people suffer from this condition. Bursitis can be idiopathic or maybe with other joint issues.
Chronic tendon inflammation aggravates and can result in tendon tears which results in severe shoulder pain.
In many cases, an arthritic swollen and thickened acromioclavicular join (A small joint above the shoulder) t itself is a cause of shoulder pain. This can exert pressure on the supraspinatus resulting in impingement and bursal fluid accumulation.
Fluid accumulation in the tendon sheath of the Biceps tendon can be inflammatory and very painful. It’s called tenosynovitis.
Minor or major trauma can lead to shoulder musculature, tendon, or ligamentous tears.
Severe Osteoarthritis- advancing age is the main causative factor.
Chronic and severe arthritis can consequentially result in complete tendon tears and fluid accumulation in the joint.
Frozen Shoulder or Adhesive capsulitis:This debilitating condition commonly causes extreme reduction of shoulder movements. This usually is the result of chronic shoulder conditions in which shoulder capsule becomes thickened and results in adhesions.

What are the uses of Ultrasound in detecting and treating shoulder pain?

Ultrasound being nonionizing and readily available is the initial modality of choice in identifying the above conditions and used as a guide to treat the above conditions.

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What Ultrasound guided procedures are available to alleviate shoulder pain?

Steroid Injections: Steroids have conventionally been used as blind injections to relieve shoulder pain. However, ultrasound guidance is the method of choice in the modern era as doctors can accurately localise a precise point of target while avoiding healthy tissue from needle injury. Most of the patients get immediate pain relief. A local anaesthetic is used before steroid injection to reduce the injection pain.

Hyaluronic Acid Injections: Hyaluronic acid is a lubricating fluid which gives a cushioning effect in severe arthritic conditions. Sometimes it can be combined with steroids for quick pain relief.

Ultrasound-guided barbotage: Ultrasound guidance is used to break and sometimes withdraw the tendon calcifications which are a source of tendon inflammation.

Hydrodilatation/ Hydrodistension for frozen shoulder: It is an ultrasound-guided procedure. After local anaesthetic and aseptic conditions, an intra-articular steroid is given along with a large quantity of normal saline fluid to break the capsular adhesions. This procedure has marvellous results in many cases.

Suprascapular Nerve Blocks: A suprascapular nerve block is used with the intention of alleviating pain due to severe rotator cuff tendon tears, tendon inflammations and severe arthritis resistant to steroid injections. This procedure is performed with ultrasound guidance and under strict aseptic technique. This technique has very promising results.

Any post-procedural advice?

It’s advisable not to drive after the procedure. You are advised not to perform heavy physical activity for 2- 3 days. You need to start physio exercises immediately and increase the frequency of these with the passage of time to achieve the very best results.

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Do I need a referral for Ultrasound Guided Injections?

Ideally, you need a referral from your treating clinician. You may bring the referral in a paper form or for ease your referring clinician may fill out an online referral form through our website https://sonorad.co.uk/clinician-referrals/

If you do not have a referral, then please book a consultation appointment with our Consultant radiologist to determine the nature of your condition and the need for the injection. The consultant will discuss with you and If needed firstly a diagnostic scan may be considered before proceeding with the injection.

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What are the advantages of Ultrasound Guided Injections?

There is a significant body of research which demonstrates that ultrasound-guided injections give better outcomes such as improved levels of pain relief, longer lasting benefits, and improve the post-injection function of the injected area, compared with injections that are done without ultrasound guidance ( e.g.blind/surface marked injections). There is also growing evidence that guiding the injection reduces the risk of trauma to local tissues or misplacement of the needle and/or the injection substance. This improves the safety of the injection and reduces the risk of adverse events associated with injection therapy. Because the location of the injection is more precisely known it reduces the chances of having unnecessary injections. Many patients find ultrasound-guided injections to be more comfortable as often the required depth of the injection can be reduced

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Do you offer Shoulder Ultrasound Guided Injection Treatment near me?

We operate our clinic from Manor Park Medical Centre, 2 Lerwick Drive, Slough, Berkshire SL1 3XU. Please note we are not part of Manor Park Medical Centre but use the premises.

We have people travel to us from many miles around Berkshire including Windsor, Hayes, High Wycombe, Ascot, Marlow, Hounslow, Uxbridge, West Drayton, Maidenhead, Staines, Oxford and Richmond, Twickenham, West London.

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