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Cortisone injections for knee osteoarthritis

Grant Cooper
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Grant Cooper, MD, is an interventional spine and joint...

Grant Cooper

Friday, May 16, 2008
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"My doctor wants to give me a cortisone injection in my knee for my osteoarthritis.  That's just a short-term fix, isn't it?  Won't the pain just come back?"      Knee pain from osteoarthritis (OA) can range from mild to severe.  There are several treatments availab...
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    Reba
    Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 02:40 PM

    Having severe pain in my left knee I was diagnosed w aritritis, had my Dr. inject the cortisone treatment, which did the trick. I do aerobics twice a wk and also pool aerobics in the summer, am very active for 75 yrs. Hope this helps someone, I've had rt knee replacement 5 yrs ago, and that's not where I want to go now.

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    nicola dass
    Monday, April 27, 2009 at 02:28 PM

    how long does the injectsion last.

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    kevin webb
    Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 10:02 AM

    my wife went on a series of three such injections.

    They did not work

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The breakdown of cartilage in the knee can lead to bony protrusions called spurs and considerable joint pain.

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