 [ Symptoms ] is it possible that a cortisone injection for arthritis pain could actually make the pain worse  i was having knee pains and my doctor first tried cortisone injection but within 7 10 days the pain was so severe could hardly walk the same thing happened after a cortisone injection to hip with a week to 10 days i was in terrible pain and difficulty sitting lying or walking   to make pain bearable until my next appointment i had to take 4 ibuprofen evert 4 6 hours [ Disease ] walking is the best exercise for everything if you do not seem to have time to go and walk park as far from the door at work grocery store drug store anywhere you go as possible then walk briskly while going in and out and if possible while you are shopping this will help some and hopefully make you want to walk more and get into a routine you can always find 30 min 3 times a week to walk