Getting a cortisone shot for knee arthritis might provide quick pain relief, but new research reveals a troubling association ...

Gordon Schirmer/EyeEm/Stocksy Two independent studies investigated the effect of pain-relieving corticosteroid and hyaluronic acid knee joint injections on the progression of knee osteoarthritis.

Corticosteroid injections provide temporary pain relief from knee osteoarthritis, but they also appear to do more harm than good in the long term, two new studies found. People who received the ...

Two studies comparing injections commonly used to relieve the pain of knee osteoarthritis found that corticosteroid injections were associated with the progression of the disease. Results of both ...

Six to eight weeks of relief is probably pretty typical for cortisone. Another type of injection we use to treat knee pain are hyaluronic acid injections, or HA injections. These injections are ...

By targeting inflammation in the knee joint, cortisone injections can temporarily ease pain and swelling, making them an appealing option when you’re hurting. But cortisone shots are just that ...

RELATED: Can You Delay a Knee Replacement? New Treatment Approach May Eliminate Pain. Steroid injections can make knee arthritis worse. A new study published this week in the journal Radiology ...

What Is a Cortisone Shot? Cortisone shots (also called corticosteroid shots or steroid injections) are a treatment that some people get if they have joint pain, problems with their back, or some ...

Knee MRI scans in a 58-year-old female participant in the Osteoarthritis Initiative who was administered a corticosteroid injection. Sagittal intermediate-weighted images obtained (A) 2 years ...

Dr. Carrie Jose, in her latest Health and Wellness column, provides 4 tips why you should avoid a cortisone shot in your knee, and what to do instead.