Cortisone’s damage is extensive A syringe of cortisone can quickly silence the screaming joints of an injured athlete. But big relief now risks infirmity in the future. Long-term misuse of the man-made steroid can do damage throughout the body, leading to torn tendons, infections, dead bones in joints and high blood pressure — often not…
Continue reading →Clinical Study Corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis in patients with uveitis READ COMPLETE STUDY – DOWNLOAD FREE PDF N P Jones1, L C Anderton1, F M Cheong2, A Whallett3, M R Stanford2, P I Murray3, S Lesnik-Oberstein4 and C Pavesio4 1The Royal Eye Hospital Manchester, UK 2St Thomas’ Hospital London, UK 3Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre Birmingham, UK…
Continue reading →What You Need to Know About (Steroid Drug) Corticosteroid-Induced Osteoporosis From Carol & Richard Eustice READ COMPLETE ARTICLE
Continue reading →by Dr. Wei Prednizone Side Effects – Should I Be Worried if I Take this Drug?By Nathan Wei Prednizone- the correct spelling is “prednisone”- is a commonly used oral glucocorticoid medicine. The adrenal glands manufacture a natural form of glucocorticoid. Glucocorticoids are responsible for many functions in the body including maintenance of blood pressure, proper…
Continue reading →August 21, 2006 Hi all I would like to highlight some of the issues involved in injecting cortisone inside hip joint. Cortisone is the powerful anti-inflammatory medicine available right now. It is no doubt a life saving medicine. However it got its own side effects, especially when it is injected inside a joint. It is …
Continue reading →Cortisone Decreases Bone, Ligament and Tendon Strength Ross Hauser, M.D. READ COMPLETE ARTICLE In my opinion, the quickest way for an patient or athlete to lose strength at the ligament-bone junction (fibro-osseous junction) is to inject cortisone to that area. Cortisone and other steroid injections ALL have the same detrimental effects on articular cartilage. Corticosteroids,…
Continue reading →by Nicole Cutler Prednisone and MassageBy Nicole Cutler One of the most often presented conditions that massage therapists encounter is chronic pain, making pain management and relief a chief goal of a massage session. Sometimes though, regular massage therapy may not be enough to relieve this kind of pain, and clients may rely on traditional…
Continue reading →Full Study http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/full/83/10/3487 In conclusion, this small prospective study in healthy older subjects indicates that there may be an association between adrenal steroid hormones and cognitive function. Free cortisol appeared to be associated with cognitive impairment, and cortisol after dexamethasone treatment increased the risk of cognitive decline. DHEAS was inversely, but not significantly, associated with…
Continue reading →by Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Cortisone Injections Into Joints Can Help or HarmBy Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Doctors often inject cortisone-type medications into painful damaged joints and tendons. Single injections can relieve pain and swelling and appear to be safe, but repeated injections can damage joints and delay healing. Scientists in Greece injected cortisone-type drugs repeatedly into…
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