Joint Pain Clinics

Mr Aamir Safdar Khan provides musculoskeletal assessment, diagnostic ultrasound and ultrasound-guided injection treatment at Joint Pain Clinics in Birmingham. The practice focuses on joint pain and sports injuries, including arthritis, ligament, tendon and muscle sprains and strains, and other soft tissue and joint conditions.

Clinical areas covered include shoulder pain, knee pain, elbow pain, hip pain, hand and wrist pain, frozen shoulder, neck pain, lower back pain, back of the knee pain, Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome, hamstring pain, Achilles tendon pain, ankle and foot pain, and trapezius pain. The conditions listed by the clinic include knee and hip osteoarthritis, bursitis, rotator cuff problems, sciatica and back pain, carpal tunnel, Morton's neuroma, facet joint pain, plantar fasciitis, ankle sprains, big toe arthritis, tennis and golfer's elbow, trigger finger, De Quervain's and thumb base arthritis.

New patient musculoskeletal appointments include diagnostic ultrasound scan and report, with a further option that includes scan, report and injection. The care pathway can combine consultation, ultrasound scan and treatment in a same-day one stop clinic approach.

Injection services include ultrasound-guided shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, ankle and foot injections, sacroiliac joint injections, hydrodilatation for frozen shoulder, high volume tendon injection for tendinopathy, cortisone or steroid injections, joint aspiration, calcific barbotage, prolotherapy, nerve blocks, trigger point injection, spinal injections and platelet rich plasma injections. Bookable injection appointments also include joint gel injection with OSTENIL® Plus, Durolane® and Biolevox®, and Arthrosamid® injection.

Mr Safdar Khan is a Consultant Physiotherapist and Musculoskeletal Sonographer. His qualifications include an MSc in Physiotherapy, a PgCert in Medicine Prescribing, and a PgCert in Diagnostic and Interventional Musculoskeletal Ultrasound. The clinic states that he has over 15 years' experience specialising in joint pain and sports injuries, and that he is an Advanced Musculoskeletal Practitioner, Independent Prescriber, and Diagnostic and Interventional Musculoskeletal Sonographer. His stated skills include joint and soft tissue injections, medicine prescribing, acupuncture, sports injuries, sonography, ultrasound scanning and ultrasound-guided procedures.