TWIW 153: Do anti-inflammatories cause chronic pain?

This Week In Wellness a recent study by McGill University’s Division of Experimental Medicine, published in Science Translational Medicine shows that inflammation may in fact be necessary for healing acute injuries, throwing into question the common use of steroids and over the counter anti-inflammatories as a first line of defence.

“This was very, very unexpected,” said co-author and professor Luda Diatchenko.

https://www.statnews.com/2022/05/11/study-suggests-inflammation-wards-off-chronic-pain/

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.abj9954

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