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Is elbow tendonitus treatable? are cortizone (hydrocortisone) injections good?
5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Try braces, PT &-: NSAIDS & stretching & activity modification. If all fails a steroid injection may help. Not repeated tho as steroids also damage the tissue it is injected into. A double edged sword, great drug but also dangerous for tissue.
Answered 1/28/2015
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Would: leave cortisone shots as last choice. Wear a "bowlers" Velcro band, ice, rest. Once better try forearm weight excercises.
Answered 1/29/2015
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