Does ibuprofen reduce inflammation?

[hubner]

I've got inflammation in a wrist tendon and/or sheath.

Does ibuprofen actually reduce inflammation or does it just give temporary relief from the symptoms?

[rafletcher]

See here....

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/ibuprofen/

[quixoticgeek]

Yes, it does actually reduce the inflammation. This can be beneficial in helping the healing process, but sometimes inflammation is there for a reason and taking vitamin I can be detrimental in the long term. Use with care.

J

[hellymedic]

Inflammation is part of the healing process and there's some evidence that recovery from injury could be delayed by taking NSAIDs.

Having said that, I still think it's a good analgesic for short-term use, even in acute injury.

Most injuries heal and if this takes (eg) 5% longer because I've had a little VitI, I'll still be happy that in the first couple of days I was comfortable, slept well and didn't adopt bad postural habits as a result of pain.