Wow
really just wow
LOL
Cortisone is actually very risky.
First side effect listed.
"It breaks down things in our body that contain collagen, which include: muscles, bones, ligaments, and the skin. This can lead to myopathies, which cause muscle wasting and weakness. Also, increased risk of osteoporosis"
So, with every shot he takes, he damages his body further.
...The review examined the results of nearly four dozen randomized trials, which enrolled thousands of people with tendon injuries, particularly tennis elbow, but also shoulder and Achilles-tendon pain. The reviewers determined that, for most of those who suffered from tennis elbow, cortisone injections did, as promised, bring fast and significant pain relief, compared with doing nothing or following a regimen of physical therapy. The pain relief could last for weeks.
But when the patients were re-examined at 6 and 12 months, the results were substantially different. Over all, people who received cortisone shots had a much lower rate of full recovery than those who did nothing or who underwent physical therapy. They also had a 63 percent higher risk of relapse than people who adopted the time-honored wait-and-see approach. The evidence for cortisone as a treatment for other aching tendons, like sore shoulders and Achilles-tendon pain, was slight and conflicting, the review found. But in terms of tennis elbow, the shots seemed to actually be counterproductive.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/27/do-cortisone-shots-actually-make-things-worse/
