Aspirin, Pain Killers, NSAIDs

Inflammation is the body’s siren alerting you that you have injured yourself. Getting rid of inflammation with NSAIDS provides some immediate relief from pain BUT be careful – by stopping inflammation we shut down the body’s natural healing which inhibits the growth of new tissue.

Painkillers and NSAIDs
Of course people want immediate relief from chronic pain and reach for the anti-inflammatories. The basic truth is that immediate relief does not equal long-lasting relief. Interfering with the body’s healing process by stopping inflammation to reduce pain causes long-term suffering down the road.

The body’s natural healing response is inflammation. Inflammation is the trigger for the cascade of events that follow in wound and injury repair. In my opinion, the moment inflammation became the enemy of healing, is the moment chronic pain started becoming a billion-dollar business for drug companies.

When ibuprofen was introduced in 1974, it was heralded as one of the great steps in the management of pain. By 1976, two years after its introduction, 1.7 billion tablets had been produced.

Today, over 100 million prescriptions for pain relievers are written annually, yet chronic pain persists. Why?

Because these drugs only mask the problem of pain and do not attempt to cure it.

Furthermore, these drugs come with their own risks of addiction and unpleasant side effects.

If you suffer from myofascial pain, joint pain, arthritis, sprained or strained ligaments, almost any kind of pain, most likely your doctor will prescribe a non-steroidal anti-inflam-matory drugs, or NSAIDs.

These drugs will reduce the inflammation, which in the short-term reduces the pain. However, in the long- term they set you up for more pain and long-term chronic injury and worse.