Low-dose radiation therapy for arthritis works by lysing macrophages and eliminating cytokine storms, with longer-lasting effects than cortisone and without tendon rupture risk.

“for any type of an arthritis uh you're essentially licing all the macrofasages and all and you're eliminating that cytoine storm that would have normally resulted it's very similar to what cortisone does but the difference is it seems to be based on the studies we've seen it's much longer lasting than a cortisone shot not to mention the fact that you're not necessarily violating the capsule and causing other you know in the case of an Achilles tendon you run the risk of rupturing it with multiple injections”