Many people suffering from knee osteoarthritis turn to corticosteroid injections for pain relief, but two new studies suggest that the treatment may be do more harm than good. The studies found that ...

Cortisone (or steroid) injections have become increasingly popular over the years for people looking to address chronic joint pain and inflammation. Why have they become so popular? Well, for starters ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of corticosteroid injections did not exacerbate radiographic progression of knee osteoarthritis or ...

September 23, 2021 – Corticosteroid injections are a common treatment option for pain and inflammation in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip. But a new study adds to concerns that hip steroid ...

A single intra-articular corticosteroid injection for knee or hand osteoarthritis was associated with a reduced use of most pain medications over 5 years, with a secondary analysis showing a reduced ...

New research shows that corticosteroid injections for knee OA treatment do not hasten a patient's progression to a total knee replacement when compared with hyaluronic acid injections. Details of this ...

Background: Corticosteroid injections can be performed blind (landmark-guided) or with image guidance, and this may account for variable clinical outcomes. The objective of this study was to assess ...

Among patients with chronic unilateral lateral epicondylalgia ("tennis elbow"), a single injection of corticosteroid medication was associated with poorer outcomes after one year and higher recurrence ...

Two studies comparing injections commonly used to relieve the pain of knee osteoarthritis found that corticosteroid injections were associated with the progression of the disease. Results of both ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published results showed an association between hip corticosteroid injections and rapidly destructive hip ...

Corticosteroid injections are a common treatment option for pain and inflammation in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip. But a new study adds to concerns that hip steroid injections may lead to ...