corticosteroid Archives - Regenerative Orthopedic Institute

8 June 2015
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Joint Corticosteroid Injections: How is This Still a Thing?

8 June 2015, Comments: 0

Intra-articular injections with corticosteroids is a very common medical treatment for the pain caused by joint osteoarthritis. Most patients do not know that corticosteroids are not a treatment for arthritis and does not heal the joint. They work by reducing inflammation and usually provide quick relief of pain. This pain relief, however is short lived: usually lasting only for no […]