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I Had A Cortisone Injection In My Knee Under X
Question: I had a cortisone injection in my knee under x ray - the doctor noticed that the knee joint had lost some cartilage - how long should I wait before bike riding?
Brief Answer:
Joint lubricant supplements are needed.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
The cortisone injection will only help in reducing the inflammation and pain control for 3-4 months. It will not help in recovering the lost cartilage. You need proper joint lubricant supplements to help the recovery of cartilage. The stressful activities like bike riding should be avoided for at least 6-8 weeks after you start with joint lubricants.
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Dr. Praveen Tayal.
Joint lubricant supplements are needed.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
The cortisone injection will only help in reducing the inflammation and pain control for 3-4 months. It will not help in recovering the lost cartilage. You need proper joint lubricant supplements to help the recovery of cartilage. The stressful activities like bike riding should be avoided for at least 6-8 weeks after you start with joint lubricants.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
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Dr. Raju A.T
Hi
What joint lubricant supplements do you recommend?
thanks
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What joint lubricant supplements do you recommend?
thanks
XXXXXXX
Brief Answer:
Chondroitin and Glucosamine will help.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
You can start with oral chondroitin 500 mg and Glucosamine sulphate 500 mg . These should help in decreasing the further loss of cartilage in 8-10 weeks.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Chondroitin and Glucosamine will help.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
You can start with oral chondroitin 500 mg and Glucosamine sulphate 500 mg . These should help in decreasing the further loss of cartilage in 8-10 weeks.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Ok I will get some
How long should I go before biking after the cortisone shot? I don't plan to stop biking for 8 weeks with the supplements
thanks again
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How long should I go before biking after the cortisone shot? I don't plan to stop biking for 8 weeks with the supplements
thanks again
XXXXXXX
Brief Answer:
Wait for at least 10 days.
Detailed Answer:
After taking the shot you should wait for at least 10 days and let the pain subside completely before restarting the biking after adequate warm up and stretching. You also need to start gradually so as not to do too much too fast.
Regards.
Wait for at least 10 days.
Detailed Answer:
After taking the shot you should wait for at least 10 days and let the pain subside completely before restarting the biking after adequate warm up and stretching. You also need to start gradually so as not to do too much too fast.
Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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