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A common therapy for joint pain may not be as safe as experts believed, according to a new report published Tuesday.

Corticosteroid injections are often given to reduce pain and inflammation from osteoarthritis.

But these injections may do more harm than good: The report found corticosteroid shots in the hips and knees may accelerate the progression of osteoarthritis and potentially even hasten the need for joint replacement surgeries in the long run, said lead author Dr. Ali Guermazi, a professor of radiology at the Boston University School of Medicine.

“The intra-articular corticosteroid injections in the hips and knees are not as safe as we thought,” Guermazi, whose paper is published in the journal Radiology, said.

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Early intervention is best with stem cell therapy
There maybe too much structure change for non surgical approach
With his age group and the new hips it should last him a life time
If he was not a good candidate then stem cell all day long

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Originally posted by rontuner:
Anyone had experience with stem cell injections? One of our friends tried it for knee issues and he had great results!!

I don't think they are covered by any insurance so it was 4k out-of-pocket for the single injection...