Steroid Injections Treatment Report
See also: Epidural Steroid Injection
What is Steroid Injections?
Steroids (short for corticosteroids) decrease inflammation and reduce the activity of the immune system. They can be given systemically into the vein or the muscle or may be given locally by directing the injected medication into a specific area of inflammation.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Pain | 7 |
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1 | ||||
| Back pain | 6 |
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2 | ||||
| Other | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Stiffness/Spasticity | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Inflammation | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Arthritis | 1 | 0 |
See all 23 patients currently taking Steroid Injections
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Side Effects
Most commonly reported side effects
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Cramps and also pain in right hand. Also pain in whole arm and shoulder.
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1 | 25% |
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- Mild
- Moderate
- Severe
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Steroid Injections. See all 13 dosages ►
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Course of treatment ended
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6 | 55% |
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Did not seem to work
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3 | 27% |
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Expense
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2 | 18% |
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Personal research
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1 | 9% |
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Doctor's advice
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1 | 9% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 9% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Patient Evaluations
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- Sagen
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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- Sagen
- 2 mL one time
- since Aug 23, 2008
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Efficacy
None
for Pain
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Side Effects
None
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See all 4 patient evaluations
Report created on November 22, 2009.