I would always regard an injection as a last resort! I have often seen patients injected by GP's with little real skill in determining where they should inject and the patient is then left with a painful injection site as well as the original pain. They also raise false hope that this will be an instant cure for their pain and lack of mobility. I would always suggest a course of physical therapy for long term improvement rather than the short-sighted 'wham-bam' of the injection. Mags %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%