Hamstring Tendon Injection
Why do I need hamstring tendon injection?
The hamstring muscles are the muscles in the back of the thigh that allows the knee to bend. The hamstring muscles turn into strong, wiry tendons at both its attachments - behind the back of the knee and higher up in the pelvic bone behind the buttock muscles. They can get tight and inflamed, resulting in a hamstring muscle strain (pain at the back of the thigh) or tendonitis (pain behind the knee or in the buttock). Injecting medications around the hamstring tendon will relax the hamstrings and reduce the inflammation.
How is hamstring tendon injection done?
At Atlas Pain Care, Coimbatore, you will be asked to change into a hospital gown and taken to our procedure room. You will be positioned in a manner where you will lie on your tummy. Your knee or the lower back, depending on the site of pain, will be cleaned with antiseptic solution and draped. The injection site is then identified using ultrasound guidance and a small amount of local anaesthetic is injected into the skin overlying the injection site to numb the skin. The medications are then given through a longer needle that has been positioned in the exact spot using ultrasound guidance. You may feel some discomfort during the injection, but this normally settles quickly. The whole procedure takes around 15 minutes. After the procedure, you will be placed on a trolley and taken to recovery, where you will remain for around an hour. You will then require quite a bit of input from our physiotherapist with regard to the stretches and to prevent further injuries.
What are the risks of the procedure?
As with most procedures, there is a remote risk of bleeding, infection, nerve injury or allergic reaction to the medications used. Injection site pain/soreness is the most common complication, which is temporary.
Please read our FAQ section to know more about the do's and don'ts prior to and after the procedure.