1. NEVER share needles with another person – Destroy them after each use. Needles are cheap, so there is no excuse for sharing, unless you’re trying to spread diseases.
2. Avoid injecting into the exact same area more than twice per week, as any more and you run the risk of scar tissue building up under the injection site. Mix it up, there are plenty of locations to inject.
3. Keep the area to be injected as clean as possible. Use an alcohol swab or hydrogen peroxide.
4. Use a brand new SHARP needle every time, nothing hurts worse than a dull needle. Avoid rubbing the needle tip on the base of the vial.
5. Use two needles if possible. One for pulling and one for jabbing. Needles are cheap remember?
6. Inject your anabolic slowly, carefully and make sure the jab is all the way in. Under no circumstances should the fluid be injected just under the skin. Doing so could cause an abcess.
7. Do not worry about a little blood. It could be that you have caught a tiny blood vessel. Apply firm pressure to the area and it will stop.
8. Do not use to fine a needle to inject oil based steroids. It will take for ever to inject and cause lots of pain.
9. Keep away from the center of your lower back. This will ensure that you will avoid your sciatic nerve. High and right on your butt cheek is the rule or left on the other cheek.
10. Tap away all bubbles from the syringe. The very tiny ones will not cause any problems as it is an intra muscular injection and NOT intra vascular. Under no circumstances should you inject steroids into a vein.
There you have the top 10 rules for a steroid injection, if you follow them you will enjoy pain and problem free injections. Ignore them and be ready for some pain and possibly some health risks.
2. Avoid injecting into the exact same area more than twice per week, as any more and you run the risk of scar tissue building up under the injection site. Mix it up, there are plenty of locations to inject.
3. Keep the area to be injected as clean as possible. Use an alcohol swab or hydrogen peroxide.
4. Use a brand new SHARP needle every time, nothing hurts worse than a dull needle. Avoid rubbing the needle tip on the base of the vial.
5. Use two needles if possible. One for pulling and one for jabbing. Needles are cheap remember?
6. Inject your anabolic slowly, carefully and make sure the jab is all the way in. Under no circumstances should the fluid be injected just under the skin. Doing so could cause an abcess.
7. Do not worry about a little blood. It could be that you have caught a tiny blood vessel. Apply firm pressure to the area and it will stop.
8. Do not use to fine a needle to inject oil based steroids. It will take for ever to inject and cause lots of pain.
9. Keep away from the center of your lower back. This will ensure that you will avoid your sciatic nerve. High and right on your butt cheek is the rule or left on the other cheek.
10. Tap away all bubbles from the syringe. The very tiny ones will not cause any problems as it is an intra muscular injection and NOT intra vascular. Under no circumstances should you inject steroids into a vein.
There you have the top 10 rules for a steroid injection, if you follow them you will enjoy pain and problem free injections. Ignore them and be ready for some pain and possibly some health risks.
