A recent multicenter randomized controlled trial published in BMC Medicine has demonstrated that physical therapy yields significantly better outcomes than glucocorticoid injections for ...

Fraley (shoulder) was given a shot of cortisone Saturday in an effort to avoid undergoing surgery and keep playing, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports. Fraley will eventually require surgery to repair a ...

Occasional cortisone shots don't appear to cause knees to deteriorate any faster than injections of hyaluronic acid, a substance injected to lubricate joints stiffened by arthritis, the researchers ...

CINCINNATI - Eventually, Reds right fielder Jake Fraley will need surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Just not yet.

A rider who suffered a “catastrophic” and very painful knee injury said she will never complain of being busy again – after she had a treatment commonly given to horses. Katie Gilmour was already ...

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a commonly used treatment for tendinopathies such as tennis elbow despite the questionable evidence of its efficacy. A recent Cochrane review suggests that it likely does ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 365 million people worldwide live with knee osteoarthritis (KOA), a ...

Intra-articular administration of corticosteroids is a standard therapeutic option for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have polyarticular disease activity. Whether or not polyarticular ...

Dr. Carrie Jose, in her latest Health and Wellness column, explains why most meniscus tears don't need surgery ...

INTRODUCTION. Intralesional corticosteroid injection (ICSI), introduced as a medical treatment in 1951, has become one of the main methods used alone or in combination with other procedures for ...

Steroid injections can relieve joint pain but may cause long-term tissue damage. Alternatives like hyaluronic acid, PRP, and ...

Sasaki was said to be pain-free when he started his throwing program. But the cortisone injection indicates some level of discomfort which Roberts said Sasaki described as “some rubbing.” ...