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When will the pain ease with dexamethasone via iontophoresis? i am having pt for knee pain. the dr gave me a steroid injection that did not work at all. today the pt gave me dexamethasone via iontophoresis. no reduction of pain but not sure timeline?

Q: when will the pain ease with dexamethasone via iontophoresis? i am having pt for knee pain. the dr gave me a steroid injection that did not work at all. today the pt gave me dexamethasone via iontophoresis. no reduction of pain but not sure timeline?

: Without a diagnosis impossible to respond to your question. Why was the injection given? What else has been tried. What makes it worse??what makes it better?

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Dr. Jeffrey Trantalis, DPM answered

Without a diagnosis impossible to respond to your question. Why was the injection given? What else has been tried. What makes it worse??what makes it better?

Answered 9/28/2023

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A member asked:

When will the pain ease with dexamethasone via iontophoresis? i am having pt for knee pain. the dr gave me a steroid injection that did not work at all. today the pt gave me dexamethasone via iontophoresis. no reduction of pain but not sure timeline?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Jeffrey Trantalis, DPM answered

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