Cortisone Injections
Cortisone shots are injections that can help relieve pain and inflammation in a specific area of your body. They’re most commonly injected into joints — such as your ankle, elbow, hip, knee, shoulder, spine or wrist. Even the small joints in your hands or feet might benefit from cortisone shots.
Cortisone Injections for Joint Pain
Cortisone shots are injections of a medication called corticosteroids, and corticosteroids represent a group of medications, not just one particular medicine.
They’re used primarily for inflammatory conditions, such as bursitis, arthropathies, or arthritis, or inflammatory conditions involving tendons, or tendon sheaths.