Hyaluronic Acid (HA) Injections – Ostenil® & Durolane® in London

Sodium hyaluronate, or hyaluronic acid, is a gel-like substance found throughout the human body. It is used biologically to provide friction-free movement between different tissue layers and to cushion joints. For example, it is found in high concentrations in normal synovial joint fluid and in tendon sheaths (the tunnels surrounding many tendons in the human body).

In recent years, musculoskeletal medicine has sought more effective solutions for patients who have not responded to physical rehabilitation or other treatments for degenerative musculoskeletal pain. Corticosteroid injections, while beneficial in the short term, have been shown to potentially accelerate degenerative changes when used repeatedly, sometimes leading to worse long-term outcomes. Hyaluronic acid injections, by contrast, do not have any known harmful effects for chronic musculoskeletal pain disorders and are therefore often preferred over corticosteroids.