How do members experience Cortisone Injection?

Top 5 reported purposes & perceived effectiveness

Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Joint pain 83 45
Pain 62 20
Pain in hip(s) 60 14
Back pain 16 9
Pain in shoulder(s) 13 9

Common side effects

Side effect Patients Percentage
Injection site pain 5
Pain 4
Weight gain 4
Achiness 2
Elevated blood sugar (hyperglycemia) 2
Headaches 2

Side effect severity

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 13
Moderate 13
Mild 22
None 82

Member evaluations

theroar

evaluated on Dec 25, 2008

  • Perceived effectiveness for Other: Slight
  • Side effects: None

Lucky Tex

evaluated on Aug 08, 2009

  • Perceived effectiveness for Left shoulder locked: Slight
  • Side effects: None

MaineGuy

evaluated on Jul 15, 2003

  • Perceived effectiveness for pain in hip(s): Major
  • Side effects: None