The use and safety of corticosteroid injections for shoulder pain in general practice: a retrospective cohort study.

Pieter A van DoornDieuwke SchiphofRianne M RozendaalRamon P G OttenheijmJohan van der LeiPatrick J E BindelsEvelien I T de Schepper

Published in: Family practice (2021)

In contrast to the guidelines, CSIs were frequently administered in the first consultation. Older patients and patients with a history of shoulder pain were more likely to receive a CSI for shoulder pain.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
general practice
pain management
neuropathic pain
rotator cuff
magnetic resonance
primary care
spinal cord injury
contrast enhanced
platelet rich plasma