At least once a week a patient jokingly asks if they can get a “lube job” to loosen up their stiff knee joint. I respond by ...

How Do These Knee Osteoarthritis Injections Work? Normal joint fluid contains a substance called hyaluronan. It acts like a shock absorber and lubricant in your joint and is needed to help the ...

For Both Types of Injections You should not have an injection into the knee if you have a knee joint infection or skin diseases or infections around the injection site.