Interventional pain medicine and regenerative medicine for knee, back, neck, shoulder and joint pain — non-surgical care by Dr. Sunit Yadav, orthopaedic surgeon and interventional pain specialist, in Parra, North Goa.
An orthopaedic surgeon and interventional pain specialist. Every procedure on this page is performed or directly supervised by Dr. Sunit — and he will tell you plainly when you do not need one.
Where does it hurt?
Find your pain.
KneeOsteoarthritis · ligament · meniscus
What it usually is Usually osteoarthritis, a ligament or meniscus injury, or an overloaded tendon.
What we usually do Examination and your X-ray or MRI read first. Then, as it fits: physiotherapy, an injection to settle a flare, PRP or hyaluronic acid for early to moderate arthritis, cell therapy in selected cases — and an honest word when surgery is the better answer.
Back & sciaticaSlip disc · leg pain · stenosis
What it usually is Usually a disc pressing on a nerve, a worn facet joint, the sacroiliac joint, or muscle.
What we usually do Most of it settles without an operation: a structured physiotherapy plan first, an image-guided epidural or nerve-root injection when the nerve needs calming, and surgery discussed only when weakness or bladder symptoms demand it.
Neck & headacheSpondylosis · arm pain · tension headache
What it usually is Usually cervical spondylosis, an irritated nerve, or headache arising from the neck muscles and the occipital nerves.
What we usually do Posture and physiotherapy, trigger-point injections for the muscle bands that keep it going, and an occipital nerve block for the headaches it suits.
ShoulderFrozen shoulder · rotator cuff · calcium
What it usually is Usually frozen shoulder, a rotator cuff tendon problem, calcific tendinitis or bursitis.
What we usually do An injection to calm a frozen shoulder or bursitis so movement can return, ultrasound-guided treatment for calcium deposits, PRP for the right tendon problem, and rehabilitation alongside.
HipArthritis · bursitis · groin pain
What it usually is Usually osteoarthritis, bursitis on the outer hip, a tendon problem, or early avascular necrosis.
What we usually do The outer hip is treated in the clinic. Injections into the hip joint itself are always done under imaging, never by feel. Cell therapy is considered for selected early avascular necrosis.
What it usually is Usually plantar fasciitis, Achilles or patellar tendinopathy, tennis or golfer’s elbow, or a sprain that never settled.
What we usually do Loading and physiotherapy first. PRP or prolotherapy for a tendon that has not responded. Steroid is used sparingly around tendons.
Hand & wristCarpal tunnel · trigger finger · thumb pain
What it usually is Usually carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, De Quervain’s tendon pain, or arthritis at the base of the thumb.
What we usually do A splint and physiotherapy first. A small steroid injection into the tendon sheath for trigger finger or De Quervain’s. For carpal tunnel, an ultrasound-guided injection around the nerve at a partner hospital.
What it usually is Fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, or an inflammatory, hormonal or nutritional cause that scans do not show.
What we usually do The Pain Assessment: a ~110-marker blood panel, a full examination and a written plan. Widespread pain is believed and treated here.
Injections to settle a flare
Every procedure is prescribed and priced after a consultation — the right one depends on your diagnosis and your scans.
In clinicJoint · bursa · tendon sheath
Steroid & Local Anaesthetic Injection
Calms an inflamed joint, bursa or tendon sheath so that movement and rehabilitation can begin.
After consultation
Who is it for, and what is it?
For A hot, swollen or acutely painful joint, bursitis, a frozen shoulder, a trigger finger.
What it is A small dose of corticosteroid with local anaesthetic, placed exactly where the inflammation is. It settles a flare for weeks; it is not a long-term treatment, and it is limited to three a year in the same joint.
How A few minutes in the clinic · you walk out · rest the joint for a day or two.
Also called cortisone injection · joint injection · bursa injection · knee steroid injection
In clinicKnee · shoulder · elbow · ankle
Joint Aspiration
Fluid drawn from a tense, swollen joint — for relief, and to find out why it is swollen.
After consultation
Who is it for, and what is it?
For A joint that has swollen suddenly or keeps filling with fluid.
What it is The fluid is removed through a fine needle and, where needed, sent to the laboratory to check for gout, infection or inflammation.
How A few minutes in the clinic. A hot, red joint with fever is seen the same day.
Also called knee tap · fluid removal from the knee · arthrocentesis
In clinicNeck · shoulder · back muscles
Trigger Point Injection
Into the tight muscle bands behind chronic neck, shoulder and back pain and tension headache.
After consultation
Who is it for, and what is it?
For Stubborn muscular pain, tension headache, fibromyalgia tender points.
What it is A small injection by Dr. Sunit into the tight band, to release it. It is a medical procedure, and different from the dry needling done by our physiotherapists.
How A few minutes in the clinic · usually combined with stretching and physiotherapy.
Also called muscle knot injection · myofascial injection
Regenerative medicine
In clinicKnee · shoulder · elbow · heel · tendon
PRP — Platelet-Rich Plasma
Your own blood, concentrated to its growth factors and injected where the tissue has worn — knee arthritis and tendon problems.
After consultation
Who is it for, and what is it?
For Early to moderate knee osteoarthritis, tennis elbow, plantar fasciitis, Achilles, patellar and rotator cuff tendon problems.
What it is A small blood sample is spun in a centrifuge and the platelet-rich layer is injected into the joint or tendon. There is no allergy risk, because it is your own blood. Some problems need one injection; moderate knee arthritis generally does better with three, a week apart.
How About 45 minutes in the clinic · deeper targets such as the hip are done under ultrasound at a partner hospital.
Also called PRP injection · PRP for knee · PRP therapy · platelet rich plasma
In clinicLigament · tendon · joint
Prolotherapy
A course of small dextrose injections that restart healing in a ligament or tendon.
After consultation
Who is it for, and what is it?
For Lax or sprained ligaments, tendon problems that have not responded, and people who want a regenerative option below the cost of PRP.
What it is A series of three to five sessions, four weeks apart. You pay per session, never in advance: if there is no response after three, we stop and look again at the diagnosis.
How A few minutes in the clinic at each session.
Also called dextrose prolotherapy · dextrose injection · ligament injection
In clinicKnee · shoulder
Hyaluronic Acid Injection
A single injection of joint lubricant for knee or shoulder osteoarthritis.
After consultation
Who is it for, and what is it?
For Knee or shoulder osteoarthritis where exercise and simpler measures have not been enough.
What it is A gel that supplements the joint’s own fluid, to ease movement and pain. Relief builds over a few weeks and varies from person to person.
How One injection in the clinic, or under ultrasound at a partner hospital.
Also called gel injection for the knee · viscosupplementation · knee lubricant injection
At hospitalKnee · hip · non-union
BMAC — Bone Marrow Concentrate
Your own bone marrow, concentrated and injected under imaging in the same session.
BMAC is bone-marrow concentrate, not laboratory-expanded stem-cell therapy. A 2024 Indian study of 63 Grade II–III knees followed for 24 months reported improvement in pain and function (PubMed 38948370); the authors call for larger trials, and so do we.
After consultation
Who is it for, and what is it?
For Selected knee osteoarthritis, early avascular necrosis of the hip, and fractures that have not united.
What it is Marrow is taken from your hip bone, concentrated, and injected under imaging on the same day. It is your own tissue, not laboratory-grown stem cells. Whether it suits you is decided at consultation — and sometimes the answer is no.
How A day-care procedure in a partner hospital’s operating theatre.
Also called bone marrow aspirate concentrate · BMAC injection · stem cell injection for the knee
At hospitalKnee osteoarthritis
Stem Cell Injection — Ciplostem
A DCGI-approved donor stem-cell product for knee osteoarthritis of Grade II–III.
After consultation
Who is it for, and what is it?
For Knee osteoarthritis of Grade II or III only. Grade I is better served by PRP; Grade IV belongs to the surgical pathway.
What it is A single injection of an approved, ready-prepared cell product into the knee.
How A day-care procedure at a partner hospital, after imaging confirms the grade.
Also called stem cell therapy for the knee · allogeneic stem cell injection · mesenchymal stem cells
At hospitalNerve pain
Neural Prolotherapy
Fine injections along an irritated nerve, placed under ultrasound.
After consultation
Who is it for, and what is it?
For Nerve-related pain that has not settled, including carpal tunnel and nerve entrapments.
What it is A dilute solution is placed around the nerve under ultrasound to free and calm it.
How Always ultrasound-guided, so it is done at a partner hospital.
Also called perineural injection · nerve hydrodissection
Nerve blocks, spine & image-guided procedures
In clinicHeadache · shoulder · knee · hand · foot
Nerve Blocks
Local anaesthetic placed around a nerve — to stop pain, and to prove where it comes from.
After consultation
Who is it for, and what is it?
For Headache from the occipital nerves, facial pain, wrist, ankle and finger pain, and shoulder or knee pain that has not responded.
What it is Occipital, facial, wrist, ankle and digital blocks are done in the clinic. Suprascapular (shoulder) and genicular (knee) blocks are done under ultrasound at a partner hospital.
How A few minutes · the effect is felt quickly, which also tells us the diagnosis.
Also called occipital nerve block · genicular nerve block · suprascapular nerve block
At hospitalSlip disc · sciatica · facet · SI joint
Spinal Injections
Epidural, nerve-root, facet and sacroiliac joint injections, placed under X-ray guidance.
After consultation
Who is it for, and what is it?
For Sciatica from a disc, spinal stenosis, facet joint pain, sacroiliac joint pain.
What it is Caudal, interlaminar and transforaminal epidurals, selective nerve-root blocks, facet and sacroiliac joint injections, and medial branch blocks. The needle is watched on the screen throughout.
How Day-care in a partner hospital’s theatre under fluoroscopy · local anaesthetic · home the same day.
Also called epidural steroid injection · sciatica injection · slip disc injection · facet joint injection · selective nerve root block · SI joint injection
At hospitalHip · shoulder · wrist · tendon
Ultrasound-Guided Injections
Deep or delicate targets, injected while the needle is watched on ultrasound.
After consultation
Who is it for, and what is it?
For The hip joint, calcium deposits in the shoulder, carpal tunnel, piriformis and iliopsoas pain, a Baker’s cyst.
What it is Guided joint and bursa injections, barbotage for calcific tendinitis, nerve hydrodissection and cyst aspiration. The hip joint is always injected under imaging.
How In a partner hospital’s procedure room · home the same day.
Also called USG-guided injection · hip joint injection · barbotage for calcific tendinitis · carpal tunnel injection · piriformis injection
Coming
ComingFacet · knee
Radiofrequency Ablation
For facet-joint or knee pain confirmed by a diagnostic nerve block — the pain nerve is quietened with heat.
In the clinic — your response reviewed and your plan adjusted.
₹800
Who is it for, and what is it?
For Patients already under Dr. Sunit’s care.
What it is How the treatment is working and what comes next.
How 15 to 20 minutes in the clinic.
Why we are different
The least treatment that works.
01An orthopaedic surgeon and pain specialistOne doctor who can examine you, read your scans, inject precisely — and recognise when surgery really is the answer.
02The least treatment that worksPhysiotherapy before injections, injections before procedures. You are told what you do not need as plainly as what you do.
03Imaging where it mattersSpine and deep-joint procedures are done under X-ray or ultrasound guidance at a partner hospital. The hip joint is never injected by feel.
04Rehabilitation built inAn injection alone rarely holds. Physiotherapy and the Movement Lab are in the same building, on the same plan.
Where imaging matters, we use it
Spinal procedures and the deeper joints are done at a partner hospital under fluoroscopy or ultrasound — the needle is watched in real time rather than estimated from landmarks. Simpler joints are treated in the clinic. Which applies to you is a clinical decision made at your consultation. No procedure here is presented as a cure, and results vary from person to person.
Procedure fees are quoted by Dr. Sunit after your consultation, because the approach, the site and the technique depend on your diagnosis and your imaging — never from a menu.
Procedures are prescribed after a consultation — never chosen from a menu.
Questions patients ask
Before you come in.
How much is a consultation with Dr. Sunit?
A consultation is ₹1,500 and takes about 45 minutes. The Pain Assessment — two visits, a blood panel, imaging review and a written plan — is ₹15,000, and the ₹1,500 is credited if you go on to it within 30 days.
Do I need a referral or an MRI before I come?
No referral is needed. Bring any X-rays, MRI or reports you already have. If imaging is needed, Dr. Sunit will say which one and why after examining you.
How much does PRP or a knee injection cost?
Procedure fees are quoted by Dr. Sunit after your consultation, because the right procedure, the site and the technique depend on your diagnosis and your scans. The consultation is ₹1,500.
Is PRP available in Goa, and will it help my knee?
Yes. PRP is offered here for early to moderate knee osteoarthritis and for some tendon problems, after an examination and imaging review. It does not suit every knee, and Dr. Sunit will tell you plainly if it is not the right treatment.
How many PRP sessions will I need?
Some problems need one injection. For moderate knee osteoarthritis a course of three, a week apart, generally does better than a single injection. You are told which applies to you at the consultation.
I have sciatica or a slipped disc. What can be done without surgery?
Most sciatica settles without an operation. Options range from a structured physiotherapy plan to an epidural or nerve-root injection placed under X-ray guidance to calm the inflamed nerve. Surgery is discussed only when weakness or bladder symptoms demand it.
Do you give epidural and spinal injections?
Yes — caudal, interlaminar and transforaminal epidurals, selective nerve-root blocks, facet and sacroiliac joint injections and medial branch blocks. They are done at a partner hospital under fluoroscopy, as day-care procedures with local anaesthetic.
What is BMAC? Is it stem cell therapy?
BMAC is bone-marrow concentrate taken from your own hip bone and injected under imaging in the same session. It is not laboratory-expanded stem-cell therapy. It is considered for selected knee osteoarthritis, early avascular necrosis of the hip and fractures that have not united.
Do you offer ozone therapy or radiofrequency ablation?
Both are coming and are not available yet. Leave your number and we will tell you when they open.
Do you see tourists and visitors for a one-off problem?
Yes. Visitors with an injury or a flare-up are seen the same week where possible, and a written plan travels with you. Dr. Sunit also consults at AcePlus Clinic in Vagator for urgent problems near the beaches.
Where is the clinic, and when does Dr. Sunit consult?
Ozran Wellness is at House No. 451, Gama Waddo, Parra, Bardez — about ten minutes from Mapusa, with parking at the gate. Dr. Sunit consults Monday to Saturday, 9:00 to 14:00 and 15:00 to 19:00. Sunday closed.
Pain is a signal. We find its source — and treat it there.
