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Ibuprofen - treating the cause or the symptoms? 23-Apr-2009 At 4:04:01 PM prb

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>But I've started wondering whether it does anything other than mask the symptoms.
It reduces the inflammation thus it improves the symptoms but could mask the injury.

>Does it help recovery in any way?
The inflammation associated with an injury can exacerbate the injury, so reducing the inflammation is
usually a good thing.

>Am I more likely to exacerbate potential injuries because the symptoms are being masked and hence
I'll be more likely to try to roll off the couch again?
Quite possibly.

>Will I get addicted to it and start robbing grannies of their hard fought bingo winnings in order to
procure my next fix??
Unlikely, but see www.mja.com.au/public/issues/188_01_070108/dut10966_fm.html