A short transcript from a YouTube video by Dr. Joshua John-Ram Schacter warning that steroid injections damage the tissues they are injected into (tendons, ligaments, joints). The speakers—one an orthopedic surgeon—state that repeated injections into the same area accelerate tissue damage and progression of arthritic disease and increase the risk of complications for future injections and surgical interventions.
The problem with steroid injections overall is one we know very conclusively from many.
Many studies.
That steroid injection damages the.
Tissue that we injected into. And this counts for tendon, this counts for ligament, this counts for joint.
So any tissue that we would put a steroid into will be damaged over.
Time, especially.
If we do.
Multiple steroid injections into the same area.
And as an orthopedic.
Surgeon, I've spent years and years doing multiple steroid injections into the same area.
And believe me when I tell you that you see.
Patients who have multiple.
Steroid injections.
Do have progression of their arthritic disease.
And oftentimes, steroid not only damages the inside of your joint.
And the tissues surrounding it.
But it also creates an environment that increases.
Your risk of complications.
Both from further injections and interventions, and.
Then also from surgery.
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