Why Shouldn’t I Get a Second Steroid Injection For My Bursitis?

Summary:

The shoulder and the hip are common places to experience bursitis, inflammation of the bursa.

Bursitis can be the result of shortened muscles and too much pressure on the structures  that are in or passing through the bursa.

Cortisone injections, sometimes used to relieve pain, actually breakdown tissues such as muscle, tendon and bone. For this reason steroids […]