Cortisone Shots: Pain Relief Is Not Tendon Healing
17 Oct 2026 · 0 min
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In this brief segment, Patrick Denard clarifies that cortisone injections serve only to alleviate pain by calming inflammation in the shoulder. He emphasizes that while they provide pain relief, they do not repair or heal tendons, nor do they fix tears, and they may even have a catabolic effect on tissue. The core message is the distinction between symptom relief and actual tissue healing.
