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Steroid injections are powerful medicine, but where would you put the needle to treat patellofemoral pain syndrome?

By Paul Ingraham | Published: June 30, 2010
Corticosteroids are hormones that are produced by your adrenalin glands. (Not adrenalin itself — that comes from another part of the adrenal glands, and it’s a catecholamine. Quiz later!) Broadly speaking, these hormones suppress immune function, dancing and balancing constantly and intricately with other hormones that stimulate immune function. And inflammation is a product of [...]
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