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Dallas News Reports Baseball Player Josh Hamilton Gets Cortisone Shots for Chronic Knee Pain
By Dr. Paul Anderson M.D. Sports and Pain Medicine Expert
Dallas News reported Josh Hamilton, a 29 year all-pro baseball player received two cortisone shots for chronic right knee pain in the past few months.
This brings up an important issue. There is serious concern that repeat cortisone shots can destroy knee cartilage causing early knee arthritis especially in professional athletes. Cortisone shots are usually a last resort for chronic knee pain in older folks and not repeated more than once every 12 months!
Cortisone turns off the cells that maintain healthy joint cartilage. Studies show it takes up to 12 months before these knee cartilage cells turn on again. In the meantime, knee cartilage is soft and easily damaged.
That's why you don't want to receive more than one cortisone shot a year or you may destroy your knee joint. If you suffer with chronic knee pain there are much better first line treatment options than joint destroying cortisone shots. First-line combination treatment choices for chronic knee pain include:
knee therapy (physical therapy)
instant pain relief spray with Brazilian Menthol
natural anti-inflammatory supplements
enzymes
knee brace
ice with compression
stretching
gentle pain relief knee exercises
Try those knee treatments before getting agreeing to a cortisone shot. Your knee will be glad you did!
