Anxiety caused by environmental and external factors. Environmental factors that are known to cause several types of anxiety include: 1  Trauma from events such as abuse, victimization, or the death of a loved one. 2  Stress in a personal relationship, marriage, friendship, and divorce. 3  Stress at work. 4  Stress from school.
After spinal cortisone steroid injection, ice is recommended on 20  minutes and off 20 minutes for 24-48 hours. Heat should NOT be  applied during the first 48 hours.
RE: What to do about pain after cortisone shot. I recently had a cortisone shot in my shoulder. My ortho suggested 2 ibuprofen (NOT tylenol-you need the anti-inflammatory property of the ibuprofen) every 4 hours for 4 -7 days.E: What to do about pain after cortisone shot. Melinda, So sorry you are going through this. I got a cortisone injection last week. It hurt like heck for about 2 days and then that pain wore off.