To anyone here who has had pain so extreme that it effects your daily routine, yes, injections into the joint can give you relief for a couple of months. I had a couple in my shoulder when I was diagnosed with “rotator cuff” over the last few years. And I will NEVER do it again because that injection was more painful than my shoulder was!! I’m not afraid of needles or injections normally, but I won’t do that again— I’ve been offered them but now I turn them down!