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By Mayo Clinic staffResults of cortisone shots typically depend on the reason for the treatment. Cortisone shots commonly cause a temporary flare in pain and inflammation for up to 48 hours after the injection. After that, you should experience decreased pain and inflammation at the injection site.
References
- Intraarticular and soft tissue injections: What agent(s) to inject and how frequently? http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed Sept. 9, 2010.
- Wise CM. Arthrocentesis and injection of joints and soft tissue. In: Firestein GS, et al. Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: W.B. Saunders; 2008. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/217997889-3/1050729258/1807/345.html. Accessed Sept. 9, 2010.
- Schumacher HR, et al. Joint injection/aspiration. American College of Rheumatology. http://www.rheumatology.org/practice/clinical/patients/diseases_and_conditions/jointinjection.asp. Accessed Sept. 9, 2010.
- Roberts WN, et al. Joint aspiration or injection in adults: Complications. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed Sept. 9, 2010.
- Baker RM. Epidural steroid injections. North American Spine Society. http://www.knowyourback.org/Pages/Treatments/InjectionTreatments/ES_Injections.aspx. Accessed Sept. 9, 2010.
- DiMicco R. Lumbar zygapophysial (facet) joint injections. North American Spine Association. http://www.knowyourback.org/Pages/Treatments/InjectionTreatments/LZJ_Injections.aspx. Accessed Sept. 9, 2010.
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