Doctor Housecalls Blog

Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit did a study of 6000 back pain sufferers and found that those who received steroid injections had a 29% increased risk of spinal fracture with each shot!!  According to Dr. Shlomo Mandel, and orthopedic specialist at Henry Ford Hospital, “for a patient population already at risk for bone fractures, steroid injections carry a greater risk than previously thought and actually pose a hazard to the bone.”