Randomised comparison of three interventions for Tennis Elbow: mobilisation with movement and exercise, corticosteroid or wait and see BMJ Online First Physiotherapy or a ‘wait and see’ approach are both more effective in tackling tennis elbow than corticosteroid (steroid) injections, a BMJ study reveals today.
Researchers in Australia tested different treatments on three separate groups of [...]
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Steroid injections do not provide long-term relief from tennis elbow – BMJ article
June 21st, 2010
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How many steroid injections can I have?
June 5th, 2010
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How Many Can You Have?
There is no rule about the number of cortisone injections a person can have, but there are some concerns with repeated cortisone injections to one area of the body:
The cortisone injections are not helping
If one or two cortisone injections into one region do not help a problem for a sustained period [...]
Steroid injections for tennis elbow pain relief
June 5th, 2010
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Cortisone injections are very safe to perform. Side effects tend to be rare and minor. However, there are a few potential side effects of a cortisone injection that patients should know about.
Systemic Side Effects
Systemic side effects occur as a result of a small amount of the cortisone entering the bloodstream and affecting your entire body, [...]
