Diagnostic and therapeutic subacromial injections, usually combining a local anesthetic and cortisone, remain a popular form of treatment for shoulder pain in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine ...

A physician’s accuracy when injecting a local anesthetic to assess shoulder pain needs more definitive confirmation of accuracy than subjective judgment, according to researchers in the Netherlands.

TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Bursitis is a condition where the bursa becomes inflamed. The bursa is essentially a fluid filled sac that cushions joints, muscles, bones and tendons ...

Platelet-rich plasma injections are significantly more effective and durable than cortisone injections for the treatment of severe chronic hip bursitis, according to new research. Chronic hip bursitis ...