Cortisone injections...

[Advisor_x]

Used a couple of times, on fractures.....helps..........

 

[donsj]

Yeah, well I have done pretty much everything...plus the MRI showed inflamation...tried Bextra, worked ok...so I wonder if this doesnt work if anything else will?

Bextra vs. cortisone right into the area of inflamation is like comparing creatine to good Test. I took Bextra before it came off market and it helped but nothing like the shots.

 

[DIVISION]

Anyone here get them? I had to get one on my shoulder today...I am wondering if it will have the effects of cortisol on my body...
Thanks.

Cortisol has a catabolic effect on the tissues directly surrounding the joint. The Cortisol has an inhibiting effect on the body's natural inflammatory response mirroring what Testosterone does to the HPTA. Over the longterm, cortisol will degrade the stability of the joint and cause more problems than it alleviates.

It's a short term fix, but a longterm nightmare.




DIV

 

[Zyglamail]

Cortisone is about the worst thing you can do. Sure it helps the pain but it leaves you injury in an unhealed state and more prone to futher injury.

 

[DIVISION]

Cortisone is about the worst thing you can do. Sure it helps the pain but it leaves you injury in an unhealed state and more prone to futher injury.

The best analogy would be to compare Cortisone to Narcotics. They'll alleviate the pain, but they will create more problems than they solve.

Cortisone will destroy the joint capsule and weaken the surrounding muscle tissues, thus leaving the joint more susceptible to injury.



DIV

 

[junk]

Cortisone is about the worst thing you can do. Sure it helps the pain but it leaves you injury in an unhealed state and more prone to futher injury.

AMEN

BTW: Glad to see ya here Zyg.

 

[donsj]

Cortisone is about the worst thing you can do. Sure it helps the pain but it leaves you injury in an unhealed state and more prone to futher injury.

That is exactly why it is of the utmost importance to use cortisone properly because if you are stupid about it you will get hurt. Just like anything, if you don't know what you are doing stay away from it.

 

[wesley90]

This was done by a doctor...I have already had surgery and done rehab...its inflamation that is causing the pain now according to him...

 

[donsj]

This was done by a doctor...I have already had surgery and done rehab...its inflamation that is causing the pain now according to him...

I hope your doctor is one of the brilliant ones because if he is just a run of the mill sawbones you have to watch out for yourself. There is an excellent surgery done to the distal clavicle which is very effective. Short-term use of cortisone is safe and highly effective with the emphasis here on short-term.

 

[Zyglamail]

That is exactly why it is of the utmost importance to use cortisone properly because if you are stupid about it you will get hurt. Just like anything, if you don't know what you are doing stay away from it.

It has absolutely nothing to do with using it properly. There is no proper way to use it. Like most medical treatments, its a bandaid whose only goal is to treat the sympton which is PAIN. It does nothing to help the root cause.

What people fair to realize is that the inflamatory response by the body is ESSENTIAL to proper healing. I will keep this simple, but The tissue that makes up tendons/ligaments has a natural turn over rate of 300-500 days. An injury to this tissue can not only be painfull but take a very long time to heal. The inflamation is part of what triggers the healing response and if you load up on anti-inflamatory medications, weather they be over the counter like ibuprofin or injected corticosterodis you are suppressing this crucial element and in the case of cortisone you are in essence totally preventing healing from taking place for many months.