Question:
Cortisone injections
My doc gave me a cortisone injection in my shoulder this past weekend and it feels pretty good now. How long do they really last? He said I could get them every three months if needed.
What's the problem with you shoulder?
(I have never had a cortisone injection)
They thought it was tendenitis(sp?). I would work out and it would hurt from the shoulder half way down my bicep, chest and shoulder days. It would also feel very tight after a work out. I also hear a fair amount of crunching sounds.
When they gave me the injection they did find a spot going into the joint where it was hard for them to insert the needle. They said it was some sort of build up like calcium or something.
Just my opinion, but if you have to have a cortisone shot, you should get it in the butt. The reason is because if you get it in a specific area, such as the shoulder, it can cause muscle atrophy, almost instantenously.
Secondly, cortisone shots are good if you really need them, but they can also weaken bones. There are alternatives.
My doc gave me a cortisone injection in my shoulder this past weekend and it feels pretty good now. How long do they really last? He said I could get them every three months if needed. When I got mine, a few years ago, the Doc told me I have two more times to get them before he has to go into my shoulder.
So far, my shoulder is doing fine...well...until I strained it three weeks ago doing bench presses. It's better now and I'm lifting again. Not up to where I was, yet, but I'm getting there.
When I got mine, a few years ago, the Doc told me I have two more times to get them before he has to go into my shoulder. At least your ^ doctor has some damn sense. The OP's doctor sounds like an incompetent idiot. Any doctor I know will only shoot cortisone in your shoulder twice...maybe 3 times...before insisting that the root cause be dealt with. Btw, if you have serious shoulder issues, your shot may only last a few months.
I had this first done back before Christmas and I felt like a new man. Here it is, July. I just got my second shot 2wks ago! And now I am scheduled for shoulder surgery August 8th :).
Yep, I'd find another freakin' doctor, pal.
My doc gave me a cortisone injection in my shoulder this past weekend and it feels pretty good now. How long do they really last? He said I could get them every three months if needed. Have you tried broomstick stretches? If it's tendonitis you should be doing them. From my knowledge, I don't think Dr's will give someone more than 2 shots for safety reasons.
You wantthe shot where the problem exists. I have had two and they give relief from inflammation instantly. Do not work-out for at least a week and then go light for the first while. They are not a fix. What worked for me is like another guy said in this thread, do the broom stick stretches. I can now hold a broom stick and stretch back to front without letting go of the broom.
I was told that the more cortisone shots you get the greated the chance for ligament and tendon damage due to the corrosive effect on them -
Go to a physical theropist and get you shoulder evaluated and they can show you the right way to rehab it. Cortison shots are to get you over the inflamation hump so you can start rehab, they don't fix anything. I got one and it didn't do much so, Inflamation might not be my problem. I'm not getting another untill I explore all other options. Doctors are quick to give you the shot and send you on your way. I don't let them untill I get an xray and maybe an MRI if the xray is negitive. If you have a bone spur the shot will just mask the pain from the damage that's being done. Problems are not always cut and dried so, don't let your doc give you short shrift.
CK
Just my opinion, but if you have to have a cortisone shot, you should get it in the butt. Disagree. The advantage of a local injection (in the affected structure) is you can use a much lower dose because the cortisone solution is designed to last longer in that area instead of being systemically absorbed.
With an injection elsewhere, or with pills, you depend on the drug being absorbed into the bloodstream and eventually reaching the affected area, as well as everywhere else in the body. This means you need a higher dose to achieve therapeutic levels at the site of action and you expose the rest of the body to these same levels, which increases the side effects.
Disagree. The advantage of a local injection (in the affected structure) is you can use a much lower dose because the cortisone solution is designed to last longer in that area instead of being systemically absorbed.
With an injection elsewhere, or with pills, you depend on the drug being absorbed into the bloodstream and eventually reaching the affected area, as well as everywhere else in the body. This means you need a higher dose to achieve therapeutic levels at the site of action and you expose the rest of the body to these same levels, which increases the side effects. It's ok to disagree. Lower dosing makes sense. However, personally, if I ever need one, I will not do it for example in the shoulder, because no matter what the dose is, low or high, it will cause to some extent, cause atrophy of tendons and muscles. If you lift weights, that's not a desired thing. I'd rather my butt atrophy than my shoulder tendons and muscles.
If you take a shot in the shoulder, it will still expose the rest of the body - just a different location.
I got my 2nd shot today in 3 weeks. The type of tendonitis that I have couldn't be injected locally, and the Doc said that they usually only do it that way if it's a joint issue as opposed to a tendon issue.
They said that there was no indication that I should not continue my workouts since I got it in the left hip and won't be working my legs for another 5 days.
He also said that I can't have any more (not that I think I will need it) for at least 3 months.
My doc gave me a cortisone injection in my shoulder this past weekend and it feels pretty good now. How long do they really last? He said I could get them every three months if needed.
Answer:
What's the problem with you shoulder?
(I have never had a cortisone injection)
Answer:
They thought it was tendenitis(sp?). I would work out and it would hurt from the shoulder half way down my bicep, chest and shoulder days. It would also feel very tight after a work out. I also hear a fair amount of crunching sounds.
When they gave me the injection they did find a spot going into the joint where it was hard for them to insert the needle. They said it was some sort of build up like calcium or something.
Answer:
Just my opinion, but if you have to have a cortisone shot, you should get it in the butt. The reason is because if you get it in a specific area, such as the shoulder, it can cause muscle atrophy, almost instantenously.
Secondly, cortisone shots are good if you really need them, but they can also weaken bones. There are alternatives.
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My doc gave me a cortisone injection in my shoulder this past weekend and it feels pretty good now. How long do they really last? He said I could get them every three months if needed. When I got mine, a few years ago, the Doc told me I have two more times to get them before he has to go into my shoulder.
So far, my shoulder is doing fine...well...until I strained it three weeks ago doing bench presses. It's better now and I'm lifting again. Not up to where I was, yet, but I'm getting there.
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When I got mine, a few years ago, the Doc told me I have two more times to get them before he has to go into my shoulder. At least your ^ doctor has some damn sense. The OP's doctor sounds like an incompetent idiot. Any doctor I know will only shoot cortisone in your shoulder twice...maybe 3 times...before insisting that the root cause be dealt with. Btw, if you have serious shoulder issues, your shot may only last a few months.
I had this first done back before Christmas and I felt like a new man. Here it is, July. I just got my second shot 2wks ago! And now I am scheduled for shoulder surgery August 8th :).
Yep, I'd find another freakin' doctor, pal.
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My doc gave me a cortisone injection in my shoulder this past weekend and it feels pretty good now. How long do they really last? He said I could get them every three months if needed. Have you tried broomstick stretches? If it's tendonitis you should be doing them. From my knowledge, I don't think Dr's will give someone more than 2 shots for safety reasons.
Answer:
You wantthe shot where the problem exists. I have had two and they give relief from inflammation instantly. Do not work-out for at least a week and then go light for the first while. They are not a fix. What worked for me is like another guy said in this thread, do the broom stick stretches. I can now hold a broom stick and stretch back to front without letting go of the broom.
Answer:
I was told that the more cortisone shots you get the greated the chance for ligament and tendon damage due to the corrosive effect on them -
Answer:
Go to a physical theropist and get you shoulder evaluated and they can show you the right way to rehab it. Cortison shots are to get you over the inflamation hump so you can start rehab, they don't fix anything. I got one and it didn't do much so, Inflamation might not be my problem. I'm not getting another untill I explore all other options. Doctors are quick to give you the shot and send you on your way. I don't let them untill I get an xray and maybe an MRI if the xray is negitive. If you have a bone spur the shot will just mask the pain from the damage that's being done. Problems are not always cut and dried so, don't let your doc give you short shrift.
CK
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Just my opinion, but if you have to have a cortisone shot, you should get it in the butt. Disagree. The advantage of a local injection (in the affected structure) is you can use a much lower dose because the cortisone solution is designed to last longer in that area instead of being systemically absorbed.
With an injection elsewhere, or with pills, you depend on the drug being absorbed into the bloodstream and eventually reaching the affected area, as well as everywhere else in the body. This means you need a higher dose to achieve therapeutic levels at the site of action and you expose the rest of the body to these same levels, which increases the side effects.
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Disagree. The advantage of a local injection (in the affected structure) is you can use a much lower dose because the cortisone solution is designed to last longer in that area instead of being systemically absorbed.
With an injection elsewhere, or with pills, you depend on the drug being absorbed into the bloodstream and eventually reaching the affected area, as well as everywhere else in the body. This means you need a higher dose to achieve therapeutic levels at the site of action and you expose the rest of the body to these same levels, which increases the side effects. It's ok to disagree. Lower dosing makes sense. However, personally, if I ever need one, I will not do it for example in the shoulder, because no matter what the dose is, low or high, it will cause to some extent, cause atrophy of tendons and muscles. If you lift weights, that's not a desired thing. I'd rather my butt atrophy than my shoulder tendons and muscles.
If you take a shot in the shoulder, it will still expose the rest of the body - just a different location.
Answer:
I got my 2nd shot today in 3 weeks. The type of tendonitis that I have couldn't be injected locally, and the Doc said that they usually only do it that way if it's a joint issue as opposed to a tendon issue.
They said that there was no indication that I should not continue my workouts since I got it in the left hip and won't be working my legs for another 5 days.
He also said that I can't have any more (not that I think I will need it) for at least 3 months.