Targeted relief for inflammation-driven pain — precisely placed, when it's clinically the right call.

When the problem is active inflammation — in a joint, around a tendon, along a nerve root, or in a bursa — a well-placed steroid injection can provide meaningful relief and restore function in ways that oral medication simply can't replicate, because the medication goes exactly where it needs to go.

When We Use Them

Steroid injections are one tool in a broader toolkit, and we use them when they're the right fit for the patient and condition — not as a default. They're particularly effective for joint pain and arthritis, bursitis, tendinitis, nerve root inflammation and radicular pain, epidural spinal injections, and sacroiliac joint dysfunction. During your evaluation, Dr. Garcia Jacques will determine whether an injection is the most appropriate approach, or whether another treatment — or a combination — would serve you better.

What You Should Know

Steroids are highly effective at reducing inflammation, but they don't repair damaged tissue or address structural problems at their root. For many patients the relief is substantial and lasting; for others, it's a bridge to further treatment. Repeated steroid injections over time can affect tissue and joint integrity, which is why we use them conservatively. Patients pursuing a Regenexx regenerative medicine procedure should be aware that steroid injections must be avoided for at least six weeks beforehand, as they can interfere with the cells used in treatment.

Part of an Integrated Approach

Because ACHE Institute and Regenache operate under one roof, steroid injections don't exist in isolation. In some cases, reducing acute inflammation with an injection first creates the right conditions for a regenerative procedure to be more effective. In others, an injection alone resolves the problem. We'll be straightforward with you about what each option can realistically accomplish for your specific situation — and what it can't.

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