Five things you need to know about lidocaine injections

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Lidocaine is a local anesthetic, which means it has an anesthetic effect on the injection area. It treats severe joint pain caused by different types of arthritis, including osteoarthritis. To do this, your doctor will inject a dose of lidocaine directly into the effects of arthritis. In addition to treating joint pain, lidocaine also treats irregular heartbeats and epilepsy that are resistant to other treatments. Lidocaine can also numb a part of the body or suture wounds during surgery.

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span= "article-image inner caption-class"> Dentist's patients receiving injection. (picture: Tyler olson/istock/getty images)

Lidocaine is a local anesthetic, which means it has anesthetic effect on the injection area. It treats severe joint pain caused by different types of arthritis, including osteoarthritis. To do this, your doctor will inject a dose of lidocaine directly into the effects of arthritis. In addition to treating joint pain, lidocaine also treats irregular heartbeats and epilepsy that are resistant to other treatments. Lidocaine can also numb a part of the body or suture wounds during surgery.

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