Recommend Combining Acetaminophen PLUS an NSAID for Some Injuries
April 2015
Questions often come up about how to treat pain due to work-related or other acute injuries...such as sprains, back injuries, etc.
Opioids are often used because of misconceptions that they are more effective than NSAIDs...and that NSAIDs may delay healing.
But NSAIDs work as well as opioids for most acute injuries...and there's no proof that they delay healing.
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