With knee osteoarthritis, pain relief may last several months to up to a year for some people. But anywhere from 20% to 30% will have no treatment response. One concern about cortisone injections ...

It is a substance very similar to a steroid which is produced by the body. An injection of extra cortisone increases the body's ability to reduce pain, heat, redness and swelling of the joints.

Some of those folks have mechanical problems in their knee. They've torn ligaments that typically can be made better, short term, by a cortisone shot, for example, but then typically would require ...

A recent conversation about cortisone shots and back pain due to herniated discs inspired me to write this article. The person I was speaking with was quite misinformed about when cortisone shots ...

A former orthopedic surgeon at Valley Regional Hospital in Claremont has agreed to no longer practice medicine after pleading guilty to charges of sexual assault against a patient. Dr. Thomas Marks, ...

I manage an outpatient pain center in Munich and have for many years given intra-articular injections of opiates (morphine, hydromorphone) instead of cortisone ... of the knee or thumb—the ...

Medicare may cover the cost of cortisone shots (steroid injections) if they are medically necessary. This cover will usually be under Medicare Part B or Medicare Advantage. If a person receives a ...