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Heartburn after cortisone injections
A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Howard Foxanswered
Podiatry 43 years experience
Cortisone injections: The word "cortisone" is thrown around a lot to mean a steroid, but there are many different types of steroids, and not all spaghetti is the same. In g... Read More
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Janiece Stewartanswered
Sports Medicine 21 years experience
Anti-inflammatory : I would recommend taking an anti-inflammatory by mouth over a steroid injection. Costochondritis is inflammation of the muscle between the ribs. Und... Read More
4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Coats IIanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 24 years experience
Very: Most rotator cuff injuries involve inflammation of the rotator cuff and bursa. These problems are effectively treated with oral and injectable steroid... Read More
5.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Dr. Vivek Agrawalanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 32 years experience
Just 1 or 2 Please: There is some concern that too many injections with a symptomatic rotator cuff tear may accelerate progression in the size of a tear so we only recomm... Read More
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 28 years experience
Rotator cuff: I would agree that rotator cuff injuries involve inflammation of the rotator cuff and bursa. These problems can be effectively treated with oral and i... Read More
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joel McClurganswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
No: Severe pain 2 years after total knee replacement is rare. Cortisone injections are helpful in the native knee and are almost always contraindicated i... Read More
6.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 33-year-old male asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
Rheumatology 53 years experience
See details: You need to provide more specifics. What type of arthritis is present? What systemic therapies have been tried? Has the person seen a rheumatologist? ... Read More
3.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Seneviratneanswered
Sports Medicine 27 years experience
Sometimes: In properly indicated cases, cortisone injections may fix shoulder pain. Its usually helpful for pain from arthritis, and bursitis in the setting of ... Read More
5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Stan Leeanswered
Orthopedic Spine Surgery 24 years experience
Fair: There is strong scientific evidence that esi for a pinched nerve from an acute disk herniation can help control symptoms, buy time for recovery, and d... Read More
5.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joel McClurganswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Big differences: Cortisone injections are performed to decrease joint inflammation. Injections with hyaluronic acid derivatives have a number of known and some unexpl... Read More
6.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 27-year-old member asked:
Dr. Edward Neilsenanswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
No: That is not a typical reaction to a cortisone injection. Assuming this was no a spinal injection (which is a different topic altogether) i would look... Read More
6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 53-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bernard Canlasanswered
Pain Management 31 years experience
It depends: It depends on the type of steroid that was used on you. We do not use cortisone anymore for steroid injection as its effect is generally short (4 hour... Read More
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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