{"id":44,"date":"2026-11-05T11:36:36","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T11:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poliklinika.ge\/?p=44"},"modified":"2026-11-05T11:36:36","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T11:36:36","slug":"en-injection-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poliklinika.ge\/?p=44","title":{"rendered":"Joint injections: five questions before deciding"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>1. What is the goal?<\/h2>\n<p>Ask what change is expected and how the outcome will be assessed. A clear and specific aim helps you understand the proposal.<\/p>\n<h2>2. What are the alternatives?<\/h2>\n<p>Discuss other options and what delaying the procedure might mean. Compare expected benefits and limitations.<\/p>\n<h2>3. What are the risks?<\/h2>\n<p>Joint injections carry risks including infection, bleeding and local reactions. Tell the clinician about allergies and medicines.<\/p>\n<h2>4. What happens afterwards?<\/h2>\n<p>Request written activity advice and a contact number for concerns. Someone else\u2019s video experience cannot determine your care plan.<\/p>\n<h2>5. What is the total cost?<\/h2>\n<p>Clarify whether the fee includes the consultation, product and follow-up. Transparent costs are part of an informed decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ask about the purpose, alternatives, risks, aftercare and total cost before deciding on a joint injection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/poliklinika.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/poliklinika.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/poliklinika.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poliklinika.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poliklinika.ge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/poliklinika.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/poliklinika.ge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poliklinika.ge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poliklinika.ge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}