Topical or oral nonsteroidai antiinflammatory medications (NSAIDs), corticosteroid injection, and acupuncture are more helpful than placebo in treating lateral epicondyiitis, or tennis eibow (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, multiple systematic reviews of randomized, controlled trials [RCTs] of limited quality and individual RCTs). A corticosteroid injection is effective for short-term ther...

Introduction: Interstitial supraspinatus tears can cause persistent subacromial impingement symptoms. This is the first comparative study to investigate safety and efficacy of Autologous Tenocyte Injection (ATI) compared corticosteroid injection (CS) for interstitial rotator cuff tears. Methods: Thirty participants were randomised receive ATI (n=19) tear or CS (n=11) bursa under ultrasound guid...

BACKGROUND Lateral epicondylitis is a common problem affecting 1-3% of the population. There has been much debate about the best treatment modality for this condition. There is, however, no conclusive evidence in support of any of the proposed treatment modalities. In this trial, we have studied the effect of corticosteroid injection (with or without splinting) with normal saline injection (wit...

Plantar fasciitis is a common cause of heel pain. It is a disabling disease in its chronic form. It is a degenerative tissue condition of the plantar fascia rather than an inflammation. Various treatment options are available, including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, corticosteroid injections, orthosis, and physiotherapy. This study compared the effects of local platelet-rich plasma, cor...

Many treatments for shoulder impingement syndrome (SIS) are available in clinical practice; some of which have already been compared with other treatments by various investigators. However, a comprehensive treatment comparison is lacking. Several widely used electronic databases were searched for eligible studies. The outcome measurements were the pain score and the Constant–Murley score (CMS)....

Objectives: This study was done to assess the effect of intra-articular injection corticosteroid in persistent synovitis rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients.
 Methods: Thirty RA patients with one joint were subjected corticosteroid. All examined for disease activity by score 28 (DAS28), functional assessment using Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire (MHAQ), and laboratory investigation...

Two further studies on pharmacological interventions for tendinopathies were found. These studies compared the injection of tropisetron (a highly selective inhibitor of the 5HT3 receptor which may inhibit release of substance P and other neurokines) with corticosteroid injection (no patellar tendinopathy cases included) (1) and local anaesthetic (2). It is unclear if the study that compared loc...