jt512
Jul 16, 2010, 12:00 AM
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seatbeltpants wrote: I went for a long run yesterday and have a swollen achilles now, so was doing a little reading (as you do). What I wanted to know was whether NSAIDs actually help the user to heal faster, or if they just reduce discomfort. I came across this: http://www.caringmedical.com/...ts_injury/nsaids.asp Can anyone out there comment on the veracity of the conclusions here, such as "NSAIDs inhibit the fibroblastic growth process and thus diminish an athlete's chance of healing. NSAIDs are used because they decrease pain, but they do so at the expense of hurting the healing of the injured soft tissue."?
I can't comment on the mechanism, but, yeah, NSAIDs inhibit healing of connective tissue. You shouldn't use them at all for chronic injuries, or for more than a few days following an acute injury.
In reply to: ps - does this potentially apply to RICE as well?
Is ice an NSAID?
Jay
(This post was edited by jt512 on Jul 16, 2010, 12:02 AM)
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