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NSAIDs Provide Greater Benefit for Acute Pain from Non-Low Back Musculoskeletal Injuries

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September 2020

NSAIDs Provide Greater Benefit for Acute Pain from Non-Low Back Musculoskeletal Injuries

Vol: 9| Issue: 9| Number:3| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Network Meta-Analysis
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Management of Acute Pain From Non-Low Back Musculoskeletal Injuries A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials

Ann Intern Med. 2020 Aug 18.

Contributing Authors:
JW Busse E Chen PJ Hong A Agarwal Y Chang SH Ali S Craigie R Couban Y Shergill A Das SA Ross B Sadeghirad A Goshua Y Oparin C May P Emary GH Guyatt B Zihayat A Pozdnyakov K Akbari-Kelachayeh S Brar K Culig A Lok W Yao ST Noor ID Florez RL Morgan L Sivananthan

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Two hundred and seven studies with 32959 participants were analyzed in this network meta-analysis. The aim of this study was to compare outpatient treatments for managing acute pain from non-low back musculoskeletal injuries. Results revealed that the treatment with the greatest benefit was using topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs). Afterwards, oral NSAIDs were beneficial which ...

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