OAK BROOK, Ill. - Corticosteroid injections used to treat osteoarthritis pain in the hip and knee may be more dangerous than previously thought, according to a special report published in the journal ...

BOSTON - Hip and knee intra-articular corticosteroid injections, which are quite commonly given to treat joint pain, may be more harmful than medical professionals previously thought, according to new ...

A new study finds that corticosteroid shots may accelerate arthritis in knee and hip joints, even as it removes pain. Osteoarthritis affects more than 30 million adults in the United States.

A cortisone shot is an injection containing a steroid. A person with hip pain due to injury or disease may receive a cortisone shot to help treat pain and swelling in the hip joint. A cortisone shot ...

Pacira (PCRX) announced an update on their ongoing clinical study. Study Overview: Pacira Pharmaceuticals is running a Phase 2 trial titled “A Phase 2, Randomized, Open-Label, Two-Arm Study to ...

Steroid injections are frequently used to relieve pain associated with osteoarthritis of the knee and hip, but new evidence suggests the treatment may do more harm than good for some people. Experts ...

A new study reveals that commonly given hip and knee steroid intra-articular injections may be harmful in some patients with at-risk conditions or may cause complications that are not well understood.

Knee osteoporosis affects an estimated 10 percent of men and 13 percent of women aged 60 or older in the United States. Credit: Photo by Anna Auza on Unsplash Researchers at Boston University School ...

In patients with painful hip osteoarthritis, adding a single intra-articular injection of corticosteroid plus local anaesthetic to the best current treatment (advice and education) is highly ...