Corruption or cognitive dissonance? If you are a cynic, you might believe that ineffective medical procedures are based on the Upton Sinclair line that it is impossible to understand something “if your income relies on you not understanding it”. In the Dutch medical system, for example, doctors are paid > 200 Euro for performing cortisone […]
Tag: overdiagnosis
Part 2 in the #MedicalReversals series: long-term effects of cortisone injection for knee OA
Part 2 of a 4 part blog series by Dr John Orchard The example of corticosteroids for knee OA The focus of this episode on the use of cortisone injections (IAC = intra-articular cortisone) for knee osteoarthritis (OA), which I wrote about in an Education review in BMJ earlier this year1. Cortisone injections are commonly […]
The best of the BJSM podcasts part 2: Perspectives from a younger member of the BJSM community
best podcasts including ones on tendinopathy, overdiagnosis, physical inactivity […]