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Cortisone shots are injections that may help relieve pain and inflammation in a specific area of your body. They're most commonly injected into joints â such as your ankle, elbow, hip, knee, shoulder, spine and wrist. Even the small joints in your hands and feet might benefit from cortisone shots.
Cortisone Injection Injectable corticosteroid or âsteroid injectionsâ commonly called âcortisone,â have been used by orthopaedic professionals since the early 1950s for a variety of painful conditions including tendinitis and arthritis. long acting local anaesthetic is either injected prior to injecting the steroid or both the local anaesthetic and steroid are injected mixed together. There is usually immediate pain relief from the injection. The pain returns when the local anaesthetic wears off usually after about 8-14 hours.