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Re:Why can't we just give steroids to people with muscular d... by LegitShady on Thursday August 26, 2021 @02:11AM (#28311263)
i am not a climber but I had a pulley injury that didn't really go away until I got cortisone to kill the inflammation it was causing. But repeated cortisone shots is supposed to be bad for connective tissue.
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Re:Why can't we just give steroids to people with muscular d... by dillondoyle on Thursday August 26, 2021 @02:56PM (#28319009)
That's what my actual Dr hand surgeon said. I'm getting an MRI in a few weeks, very very unlikely i have a full tear but I want to see if we can find something 'medium serious' that explains why I can't improve much with a year of PT.
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Re:Why can't we just give steroids to people with muscular d... by LegitShady on Thursday August 26, 2021 @03:09PM (#28319184)
well i can tell you mine healed after cortisone and I managed to not need surgery. But no matter how much PT/exercise/stretching I did up until the cortisone, nothing helped.

Within a few months of cortisone it felt great and didn't have mobility issues (I had scar tissue buildup that was cuasing trigger finger too) and now a year and a bit later its 100% functional with no pain and full mobility/range.

worth a try.

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