I have osteoarthritis. Can a shot of steroids help me exercise more?
Doctors have been scamming patients with injections of steroids for
decades. In the majority of cases, these steroids injections do not do
anything. There are many studies showing that if you do not have inflammation
in the joint, the injection of a corticosteroid is useless and a complete waste
of money. If you have osteoarthritis, corticosteroid injections will not help.
There is no randomized study that has shown benefit from corticosteroid injections
in people with chronic osteoarthritis. There are anecdotal reports of mild decrease
in pain, but then there are just as many reports which indicate no pain relief.
So my advice is stay away from doctors who offer these injections as
they are only concerned about making money and care little about your welfare.
Corticosteroid injections are heavily abused by doctors for one reason-
they bring in a lot of money but do crap for the patient.
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