Cortisone shots are steroid injections that doctors may administer to help treat pain and inflammation in the hip joint. Doctors may also use this procedure to help diagnose the cause of hip pain.

For patients with advanced hip osteoarthritis, intra-articular hip corticosteroid injections will not provide a long-term solution for pain or prolong the time to total hip arthroplasty, according ...

Hip and knee intra-articular corticosteroid injections, which are quite commonly given to treat joint pain, may be more harmful than medical professionals previously thought, according to new ...

Receiving an injection of a steroid and anesthetic is a common treatment for patients who are experiencing pain and inflammation in a joint, such as the hip, knee or shoulder.

December 22, 2009 — A peritendinous ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injection may be an effective treatment for patients with greater trochanteric pain syndrome associated with gluteus medius ...

Osteoarthritis patients who received a steroid injection in the hip had a significantly greater incidence of bone death and collapse compared with control groups, according to new research.

Steroid injections are frequently used to relieve pain associated with osteoarthritis of the knee and hip, but new evidence suggests the treatment may do more harm than good for some people.

BOSTON, Massachusetts (WPVI) -- The popular steroid shots for knee and hip pain may do more harm than good. A special report in the journal Radiology says steroids may relieve pain, but might ...

A steroid injection provides "significantly" more pain relief for people with hip osteoarthritis than other options, including exercise, weight loss and opioid drugs, for up to four months, a BMJ ...