An injection into the joint
Almost everybody is frightened of this one. The needle is usually finer than the one used for a blood test, the whole thing takes two or three…
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What actually happens
The tests and procedures patients ask about most, described step by step — what is done, how long each part takes, and what it feels like. Written so that nothing in the room is a surprise.
Bone density scan (DEXA)
This is the test that identifies thin bones before they break. It sounds far more involved than it is: you lie on a table fully clothed for about ten…
Draining fluid from a joint
When a joint fills with fluid it becomes tight and painful. Drawing that fluid off is the same procedure as an injection — and unlike most things we…
Hand surgery while you are awake
For many hand operations we can numb only the part we are operating on, leave you fully awake and comfortable, and send you home shortly afterwards.…
Having a plaster put on and taken off
Most of the fear about plasters is not about wearing one — it is about the saw used to take it off. It is worth explaining how that saw works…
Nerve conduction study
This is the test people are most often not warned about properly — so we will be straight with you. It is not painless. It is uncomfortable in short…
Spinal anaesthesia — the injection in the back
This causes more fear than almost anything else we discuss — and the fears are specific, widely repeated, and worth answering one by one rather than…
X-rays, CT and MRI — what each one does
Three different machines, three different purposes, and three different sets of worries. Here is what each actually involves — and why we quite often…
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