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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for athletes: an update.
Journal article

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for athletes: an update.

  • Ziltener JL Unité orthopédie et traumatologie du sport, département de chirurgie, hôpitaux universitaires de Genève, 1211 Genève, Switzerland. Jean-luc.ziltener@hcuge.ch
  • Leal S
  • Fournier PE
  • 2010-04-06
Published in:
  • Annals of physical and rehabilitation medicine. - 2010
Administration, Oral
Administration, Topical
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Animals
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Athletes
Athletic Injuries
Cardiovascular Diseases
Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury
Contraindications
Fractures, Bone
Fractures, Stress
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Humans
Injections, Intramuscular
Kidney Diseases
Ligaments
Muscle, Skeletal
Pain
Tendinopathy
English Sports medicine physicians often treat athletes in pain with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). However, there is a lack of high-quality evidence to guide NSAID use. Their adverse effects have clinical relevance, and their possible negative consequences on the long-term healing process are slowly becoming more obvious. This article provides some practical management guidelines for the use of NSAIDs, developed to help sports medicine physicians deal with frequent sports-related injuries. We do not recommend their use for muscle injuries, bone fractures (also stress fractures) or chronic tendinopathy. In all cases, if chosen, NSAID treatments should always be kept as short as possible and should take into account the specific type of injury, the level of dysfunction and pain.
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  • English
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