Then probably realise that it's not your elbow but your shoulder that's the root cause....
Did a quick search on the forum (for bicep) but nothing seemed to match my symptoms.Ta.
. Voltarol is moe powerful than Ibuprofen but tablets are prescription only in this country.
Voltarol (diclofenac) has not been shown to be much better than ibuprofen with regards to anti-inflammatory action, and its side effect profile is much worse. I personally wouldn't use it.For what it's worth, NICE recommend topical ibuprofen as a first line (ie before oral) for certain types of arthritis, so there's some evidence base for efficacy.
Quote from: GCW on September 18, 2010, 11:03:05 amVoltarol (diclofenac) has not been shown to be much better than ibuprofen with regards to anti-inflammatory action, and its side effect profile is much worse. I personally wouldn't use it.For what it's worth, NICE recommend topical ibuprofen as a first line (ie before oral) for certain types of arthritis, so there's some evidence base for efficacy.is there some new reasearch on this as i had been led to belive that NSAIDs were not that effective in topical form.indeed the bnf says oral preperations are effective in relieving musculoskeletal pain but topical may provide some slight relief.
you have been able to buy it over the counter in smallish doses for some time.
Kind of, it's been a complete turnaround in the advice that we've been told to give patients, mainly in the light of all of the recent evidence about the risks associated with oral NSAIDs/Cox2 inhibitors,..................Diclofenac has been assocciated with a higher incidence of cardiovascular risk
Is aspirin implicated in this too?
"We do not recommend their use for muscle injuries, bone fractures (also stress fractures) or chronic tendinopathy" (Ziltener et al 2010).
In all cases, if chosen, NSAID treatments should always be kept as short as possible and should take into account the specific type of injury, the level of dysfunction and pain.
Quote from: gremlin on August 10, 2010, 01:28:08 pmDid a quick search on the forum (for bicep) but nothing seemed to match my symptoms.Ta.You have probably strained the brachioradialis - its a common climbing injury.