Today, Dr. B, orthopaedic surgeon, answers one of the most common questions she gets when people visit her office: Should I get a cortisone injection or not?

People often ask about cortisone when confronted with pain from arthritis, tendonitis, and sometimes gout.

She explains what cortisone is and what it does for your pain. Dr. B also goes into the disadvantages and even dangers of overuse of a cortisone shot for managing joint pain.

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IN THIS VIDEO

00:00 Intro
00:13 Benefits
00:31 How many cortisone injections should you get?
00:50 Risks and complications
01:00 Research on cortisone shots and safety
03:15 Next steps after a cortisone shot

RESOURCES AND LINKS MENTIONED

Intraarticular Corticosteroid Injections in the Hip and Knee: Perhaps Not as Safe as We Thought?: https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/full/10.114...

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