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Hello I have bilater handHand or foot spasms Hand tremor pain for years and the past year my elbowsElbow pain are in pain. To make this short I had a cortisone inj. in one handHand or foot spasms Hand tremor it did not help. I could not use my handHand or foot spasms Hand tremor for several days after. After a gizillion tests over the years and another EMG just yesterday negative again for carpel tunnel I wanted to see if any injections would at least help me deal w/ the elbowElbow pain pain.
Is there any other injections used besides cortisone? If you do get cortisone is that a 3x limit during how many years?
How damaging is it to the body or joint area to get a cortisone injection?
Cortisone is a steroid and it has its advantages and disadvantages. Your orthopaedician will never give you more than the therapeutic limit of the drug, i.e 4 times within a period of 6 months to 1 year.
If given properly it is safe and you can go for couple of more injections to see if it works.
Surgery is an option and before that proper diagnosis is important.
Go for a latest X-ray and MRI and correlate your symptoms with the MRI. Take care!
If given properly it is safe and you can go for couple of more injections to see if it works.
Surgery is an option and before that proper diagnosis is important.
Go for a latest X-ray and MRI and correlate your symptoms with the MRI. Take care!