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Topic: Steroid Injection

Vital Stats

The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:

Appearance:

Muscular

Personality:

Nervous, Depressive

Favorite body part(s):

Skin, Lungs, Teeth

Favorite activity(s):

Taking drugs

Favorite great thinker(s):

Alan Turing

Favorite movie(s):

This Is Spinal Tap

Favorite sport(s):

Bodybuilding

Favorite sportsperson(s):

Carl Lewis (sprinter)

Medical note(s):

Produces Anthrax in their basement, Taking Valium, Undergoing therapy

Worst habit(s):

Taking Drugs, Taking Ecstasy, Smoking Marijuana

Favorite quote(s):

"God gave men both a penis and a brain, but unfortunately not enough blood supply to run both at the same time." - Robin Williams, commenting on the Clinton/Lewinsky affair
"How can men use sex to get what they want? Sex IS what they want." (Frasier Crane on FRASIER)
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." - Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

Expert Talk

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Zhang Xian Qian,
Ex-Olympic Swimmer

While steroid injections are a common treatment, they must be used with caution because they may lead to tendon rupture.
Epidural Steroid Injections are very safe and very few complications have been reported with proper placement of the medication.
Steroid injections also may prove effective.

Todd Porter,
Gym Attendent

Epidural injections of steroids can help relieve low back and sciatic type pain by reducing nerve irritation and swelling.
Steroid is often used for only the first set of injections.

David Rosenberg,
Dermatologist

Steroid injections and nerve blocks have also been employed at times, but the effectiveness of these therapies can vary greatly from patient to patient.
Epidural steroid injections are frequently called upon when modalities such as rest, drug therapy and Physical Therapy have not met the needs of the patient.
Steroid injections are probably most effective during the initial formation of Peyronie's plaque, and success is limited with mature plaques.

User Talk

Comments from our users:

From:
chris
2005-04-06 11:00:59

i have been using juice for a while, i constantly change the injection site, never had any problems, until last week, the site is a little hot, and is tender to touch , and somewhat hard,the first few days seemed normal but now, aches all the time, im afraid to go to the doctor as he will dog me in, the site was clean, also the needle.any suggestions,

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