Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Key Takeaways Cortisone shots help reduce joint and tendon inflammation and ...

Almost 3 out of 4 retired players with the painful condition had suffered "significant" foot or ankle injuries during their ...

Steroids, aka corticosteroids, cause side effects in up to 90% of patients and can be dangerous if taken long-term.

Intra-articular corticosteroid (IACS) injections pose a minimal risk of accelerating diabetes for most people, despite temporarily elevating blood glucose levels, according to a study published in ...

The cumulative effect of frequent corticosteroid injections, a common treatment for musculoskeletal pain, does not appear to increase the risk for fractures. A total of 7197 patients were analyzed, ...

A new paper in Rheumatology, published by Oxford University Press, finds that retired UK male professional football players ...

Objective To compare the effectiveness of patient advice plus heel cup alone (PA) versus PA and lower limb exercise (PAX) versus PAX plus corticosteroid injection (PAXI) to improve self-reported pain ...

Spinal injections to treat back pain are typically safe. However, side effects can occur, such as bleeding, infection, increased pain, headache, and more. Doctors may suggest spinal injections to ...

Because lupus can cause a lot of different health problems, there are many different kinds of medicines that can treat it. You and your doctors can work together to find the right combination of ...