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Cortisone injections can be used to treat inflammation of small areas of the body, such as inflammation of a specific joint or tendon. They can also treat inflammation that is widespread throughout the body, such as with allergic reactions, asthma, and rheumatoid arthritis, which affects many joints.
Physicians frequently use cortisone injections to help reduce inflammation in or around tendons and joints . The medication that is injected is usually a local anaesthetic such as Lignocaine or Marcain in combination with a synthetic form of cortisone (Celestone). There are two reasons for this combination .