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Ibuprofen prevents the healing of stress fractures? (Read 3497 times)


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    Now ever since my injury in January I have taken the maximum dose of ibuprofen every day (that's almost 8 months worth). Last week I stopped taking it after accidentally stumbling across some research online that said ibuprofen inhibits stress fracture healing by up to 20%. "Studies of healing and recovery after fractures all showed an adverse effect on bone healing, either delayed bone healing or an increased rate of non-union, by the administration of NSAIDs. The article concludes with the suggestion that people with healing fractures should avoid NSAIDs" Good research or internet hype? Is is November yet? Claire xxx
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        Possibly good reasearch. More studies are needed. If you can stand the pain, stay away from the drugs. That is a good rule for life anyway...


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          I have seen some research along those lines as well. While I am by no means a medical expert, I read an article suggesting that ultramarathoners have a higher risk of kidney problems (such as failure) when taking ibuprofen during a run--something about the chemicals the muscle produces under duress and those that ibuprofen tries to inhibit. I wonder if there might be some connection to post-run healing here. Related to the general discussion, there is an interesting (albeit a tad laborious for the non-expert such as myself) published in the Journal of Applied Physiology. http://jap.physiology.org/cgi/content/full/86/2/598#SEC2
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            Related to the general discussion, there is an interesting (albeit a tad laborious for the non-expert such as myself) published in the Journal of Applied Physiology. http://jap.physiology.org/cgi/content/full/86/2/598#SEC2
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            Now that was a bath...

              Trent, I am woman - I am strong. I took the darn things even when I wasn't in pain as I assumed that they were helping me heal! SprTb - my brain just imploded.
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                I'm going to make certain Eryn sees this. k
                Eryn saw! Smile Good thing I'm a "must be dead before medicating" sort of girl! Of course, now I've been given the official word that it is NOT stress fractures (though I already knew that). I'm being sent to the sports med doc to see what the cause is. This was my suggestion in the first place, but what do I know? Roll eyes Eryn
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                  Welcome back, Eryn. Glad to hear it's not a stress fracture. Good luck with the sports doc.

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                    Eryn!!! Good to see you - (((hugs))) and hope the sports med doc can find an answer for you - and so glad that you are not having a recurrence of your stress fractures. I was told that ibuprofen interferred with calcium absorbtion and that was why it was not a good idea. The other thought was that inflammation stimulates the laying down of new bone cells and if you blunt the inflammation response, then you could delay healing - but I never actually read any papers documenting those findings.

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