Medscape

Image-guided versus Blind Corticosteroid Injections in Adults With Shoulder Pain

Background: Corticosteroid injections can be performed blind (landmark-guided) or with image guidance, and this may account for variable clinical outcomes. The objective of this study was to assess ...
Reuters

Injections and physical therapy equal for treating shoulder pain

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Physical therapy and steroid injections work equally well for shoulder pain, according to a new study. Researchers compared the treatments for people with shoulder ...
BMJ

Optimising outcomes of exercise and corticosteroid injection in patients with subacromial pain (impingement) syndrome: a factorial randomised trial

Objectives To compare the clinical effectiveness of (1) physiotherapist-led exercise versus an exercise leaflet, and (2) ultrasound-guided subacromial corticosteroid injection versus unguided ...
EurekAlert!

Timing of steroid shots before rotator cuff surgery affects infection risk

April 18, 2019 - For patients undergoing arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff, previous steroid injections into the shoulder don't increase the risk of surgical-site infection - unless ...
Medscape

Image-guided versus Blind Corticosteroid Injections in Adults With Shoulder Pain

We considered randomized controlled trials of image-guided versus blind (landmark-guided) corticosteroid shoulder injections in adults 18 years and above with shoulder pain due to soft tissue ...