I was wondering whether someone with a greater
knowledge than myself regarding the action of
anti-inflammatory medications, could answer this
question. Electrotherapy modalities such as
ultrasound and pulsed magnetic energy have been termed
"pro-inflammatory" in recent years because it is
beleived that they "speed up" the inflammatory
process, facilitating healing. An article which I saw
a few months back made the conclusion that therefore,
NSAIDs and ultrasound have opposing actions. Is this
the case ? And if so, in the case for example of a
soccer player post-injury who has been prescribed
NSAIDs, is ultrasound opposing rather than
complimenting the effects of these drugs ?
Many thanks,
Nick Bent, B.Sc (Hons), MCSP, SRP
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