It also discusses the side effects.
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Steroid Injections for Arthritis
Cortisone injections for arthritis are used to control inflammation.
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This is to limit bone, ligament, or tendon damage.
This gives it the best chance to be effective.
Overuse in the first six hours after cortisone injection can actually aggravate arthritis.
Keep in mind that a local anesthetic is typically combined with the steroid.
Expect it to take up to 10 days for the full benefits of treatment to take effect.
The jot down of steroid injection you have may vary, in part depending on your provider’s preference.
It affects joints, often the big toe, because uric acid builds up in the body.
As with oral corticosteroids, it is uncertain how much of the systemic medication reaches any specific joint.
Local steroid injections are well-tolerated and less likely to be associated with serious side effects compared to oral corticosteroids.
Typically, pain relief will last anywhere between six weeks and six months.
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