It is a substance very similar to a steroid which is produced by the body. An injection of extra cortisone increases the body's ability to reduce pain, heat, redness and swelling of the joints.

For many, the quick fix seems to be a cortisone shot - an anti-inflammatory injection that offers temporary relief from knee pain. When injected into the knee, the cortisone (a type of steroid ...

T exas Rangers right-hander Max Scherzer (back, thumb) said that he was given a cortisone injection in his right thumb after undergoing additional tests on Wednesday. Scherzer is feeling better ...

Steroid Injections Steroid injections, also known as corticosteroid injections, are anti-inflammatory drugs used to treat ...

They've torn ligaments that typically can be made better, short term, by a cortisone shot, for example, but then typically would require some other procedure to cure the problem. The cortisone ...

But steroid injections are an increasingly popular option for lower-back pain—even though the Food and Drug Administration has not approved them for this use. Controversy surrounds these ...

I manage an outpatient pain center in Munich and have for many years given intra-articular injections of opiates (morphine, hydromorphone) instead of cortisone in patients with osteoarthritis and ...