Joint Injections

Chronic joint pain from falls, sports injuries, and arthritis doesn't have to hold you back. At Advanced Interventional Pain Consultants in Katy, TX, Dr. Jaime Robledo and our pain management team offer joint injections to reduce pain and inflammation in nearly any joint — including the ankles, hips, and shoulders — with minimal downtime. We serve patients throughout the greater Houston area. Call our Katy, Texas office or book online today.

What is a joint injection?

A joint injection is a minimally invasive procedure that delivers anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving medications — including steroids and a local anesthetic — directly into the structures of a painful joint. Rather than relying on oral medications that affect your whole body, joint injections target the exact source of your pain, providing more effective and longer-lasting relief from joint injuries and degenerative disease.

At Advanced Interventional Pain Consultants in Katy, TX, Dr. Robledo offers joint injections for nearly any joint in the body, including the elbows, hips, knees, ankles, and shoulders. Our team also specializes in sacroiliac (SI) joint injections to diagnose and treat chronic lower back pain caused by sacroiliac joint dysfunction — a condition where the joint connecting both hips to your sacrum is damaged by repetitive stress, sports injuries, or auto accidents. SI joint dysfunction is one of the most commonly overlooked sources of lower back and hip pain, and joint injections can be both diagnostic and therapeutic.

When should I consider a joint injection?

You may be a candidate for joint injections at Advanced Interventional Pain Consultants if you have chronic joint pain that isn't controlled by oral medications, physical therapy, or other conservative treatments. Joint injections are appropriate for a wide range of conditions, including:

• Osteoarthritis — wear-and-tear breakdown of cartilage in the joints
• Rheumatoid arthritis — chronic inflammatory joint disease
• Bursitis — inflammation of the fluid-filled sacs that cushion your joints
• Tendonitis — irritation or inflammation of a tendon, often from overuse
• Gout — a form of inflammatory arthritis caused by uric acid crystal buildup
• Facet joint pain — pain from thickened or damaged joints along the spine
• Sacroiliac joint dysfunction — lower back and hip pain from SI joint damage

Joint injections also play an important role in diagnosis. When medication is injected into a specific joint and your symptoms improve, that confirms exactly where your pain is coming from — helping Dr. Robledo determine whether additional injections or other targeted treatments are the right next step.

What happens during a joint injection?

Joint injections at Advanced Interventional Pain Consultants are straightforward, well-tolerated, and performed right in our Katy, TX office. Here's what to expect:

Your provider will help you get comfortable on an exam table and thoroughly clean the injection site. In many cases, Dr. Robledo uses fluoroscopy — a live X-ray imaging technology — to get a precise, real-time view of the joint structures and guide the needle to the exact target location. This imaging-guided approach ensures the medication is delivered where it needs to go for maximum pain relief.

Most patients don't feel immediate results — that's normal. Within a few days, you can expect a noticeable reduction in pain and improved joint mobility. Depending on your condition, you may benefit from additional injections over time to manage pain and inflammation long term.

Why choose Advanced Interventional Pain Consultants for joint injections in Katy, TX?

Dr. Jaime Robledo is double board-certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine, bringing specialized expertise to every procedure. Our team takes a nonsurgical-first approach to pain management, using advanced diagnostic technology to pinpoint the source of your pain before recommending any treatment. We offer flexible appointment times to accommodate busy schedules and urgent care needs.

We treat patients from across the Houston metro, including Katy, Cinco Ranch, Cypress, Sugar Land, Fulshear, Richmond, and surrounding communities.

Call Advanced Interventional Pain Consultants to schedule a joint injection consultation, or book an appointment online today.