Musculoskeletal Injections in Primary Care: A Practical Guide to Safe and Simple Techniques

A visual how-to guide to common injection techniques performed in a primary care setting for the safe management of musculoskeletal painOrthopedic complaints are some of the most common presenting concerns in outpatient primary care practices. Musculoskeletal Injections in Primary Care provides practical step-by-step guidance to give you the confidence to perform these injections safely and effectively.Packed with outstanding full-color photographs, anatomic illustrations, and bullet point instructions, the highly visual style allows you to find the information you need without having to wade through pages and pages of heavy text. Brief videos accessible via QR code walk you step-by-step through each injection technique from site preparation to needle placement. This portable field manual covers the use of corticosteroids and injections for the knee, shoulder, hand, elbow, foot, ankle, hip, and spine.This concise, portable resource delivers illustrated step-by-step instructions, along with guidance on needle requirements, dosing, patient positioning and degree of difficulty. 

Edward (Ted) Parks, MD, FAAOS, is a board-certified orthopaedic specialist treating patients at Western Orthopaedics, P.C., in Denver, Colorado. He is a fellow with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons specializing in sports medicine, advanced arthroscopic reconstruction of the knee and shoulder, hip and knee replacement, and shoulder surgery. Dr. Parks earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in biological sciences from Stanford University before earning his medical degree from Yale Medical School. He is a clinical professor at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine where he received the Outstanding Clinical Faculty Teaching Award in 2008, and he is also an instructor for the American College of Physicians. An award-winning doctor, Dr. Parks received the Top Docs award from Denver's 5280 Magazine 14 years in a row and was named one of the country's best orthopaedic surgeons twice by U.S. News and World Report.