Does Cortisone increase the risk of arthritis? 

Do cortisone injections make me at a higher risk for needing a knee replacement down the road?
*Is Cortisone Worsening Your Knee Arthritis?* 🦵
A concerned subscriber (many over the years, but it is always worth reiterating the point that cortisone completely stinks!) recently asked me about cortisone injections and their effects on knee health. The truth? Cortisone may be doing more harm than good.
*Recent Studies Paint a Grim Picture:*
A 2020 study published in the journal Radiology found that patients who received cortisone injections experienced more rapid progression of knee osteoarthritis compared to those who didn’t receive the injections. The study, which tracked over 450 patients, revealed that those injected with cortisone showed significantly higher rates of cartilage loss and joint deterioration within just two years.
Another study published in JAMA in 2019 confirmed these findings, highlighting that cortisone injections can lead to greater knee joint damage over time, increasing the risk of total knee replacement.
*Why Is This Happening?*
Cortisone, while effective at reducing inflammation and pain in the short term, actually accelerates the breakdown of joint cartilage. This means that while you might feel better temporarily, you're likely speeding up the progression of arthritis, leading to more pain and potential surgery down the road.
Not to mention, it increases the risk of infection, decreases healing, increases blood sugar levels, which can be a problem in diabetics, can cause skin pigmentation changes, can dissolve the fat underneath your skin/fat necrosis, etc., etc.👎
Before considering cortisone injections, think about the long-term consequences. There are safer, more effective ways to manage knee pain that don’t involve the risk of making things worse.
Namely, using your own body’s blood and tissues to help yourself, heal yourself which is what your body does every day anyway. As you get older, it’s not as efficient as repairing your body, and your body starts to break down faster than it can repair itself. However, especially if we catch things early enough, we can really help people, with their function much more safely than using cortisone and other artificial, man-made, factory made, last century’s technology “treatments”.
Let’s discuss alternatives that could save your knees-and your future. 🌟
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