Cortisone injection
So I am in my mid 40's now and kind of in a pickle with insurance right now, took a buyout from my last job and in between having medical insurance for the next month or two. I have either torn a muscle/tendon in the top of my forearm or at least pulled it pretty bad and very painful lifting anything moderately heavy with my right arm. It been a few weeks now and I have been trying to rest it and keep it wrappee, it helps but doesn't seem to be getting any better. Question is do you think a cortisone shot would be make it any better? No real experience with it as I have only had it once in a foot a long time ago. If it was something in a joint I wouldn't even consider but I am hoping with a targeted shot or two it would give some relief, at least until I could get it properly looked at without costing a fortune.
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Thanks for the sound advice fella's, about to order some BPC and TB. Glad I asked actually, didn't realize it was so detrimental to muscles and tendons, I knew to be careful of masked pain and all but appreciate the advice.
I have not used it but people claim BPC-157 helps heal. It is a peptide it may be worth looking into.
To me a cortisone injection is the worst idea unless you are literally disabled with pain. It actually breaks down tendons and collagen, but reduces pain. So basically it feels better but is actually getting worse. Better off trying some BPC, TB and maybe some GH. Pair that with rest and proper rehab and it should actually heal and get better.
They don’t heal anything. I would avoid going that route if you can take other measures.
Yeah I guess I will try to tough it out a while longer.
In my experience (and my doctor told me the same thing) the shot will give you some good relief but not actually heal it. So don't get the shot, start feeling better and go bang it to hell.
Only rest and rehab will heal it properly.