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06-17-2009, 07:24 PM #1
Ibuprofin Advil bad for Bone healing
I came across this concept while googling for info to help heal my broken tibia.
I even found a scientific article that compared the 4 scientific studies on point and found the data mixed and not fully conclusive.
Intuitively it makes sense, since swelling and inflammation might be what stimulates bone growth.
I asked my ortho at my last checkup and he said absolutely without a doubt, no question in his mind. Kinda surprising that he didn't mention it on m first visit if its so true.
He had an anecdotal story of a young guy that was sort of an evil kneivel of constant broken bones. His latest break was not healing for several months. After stopping his regimen of 800mg of ibu every 6 hours (clearly they guy was an extreme case of ibu dosage for all his aches and pains) he healed up as expected by the next visit.
An occasional dose should not hurt, but I know a lot of skiers that consider ibu a miracle drug to combat swelling and aches.
When healing a broken bone, you may want to ease up on the ibu.
Smoking is the worst possible thing for bone healing. My ortho said ibu is a distant second.
He also said there are drugs that accelerate bone healing, but they have a side effect of increasing the risk of bone cancer. Said there are probably some elite athletes that take it to get back in the game.
Interesting stuff. Thought I would share if it helps anyone else.. . .
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06-17-2009, 07:57 PM #2action potential
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Sadly, alcohol is probably not great for bone healing either. Note that most of the relevant studies looked at rats forced to drink alcohol all the time or at alcoholics who have poor nutrition, but still. Probably best to cut down on the sauce when healing.
Alcohol may impair wound repair as well.
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06-17-2009, 08:20 PM #3
Pain killers
I wonder how Ibu stacks up against the more "core" painkillers, like Vicodin, Percozet, etc.?
I'd assume they act the same, and not be good for bone healing? Or would they actually be worse, as they have a more profound painkilling effect?
At least with Ibu you keep a clear head, and your bowels don't get all stopped up...
I remember from other threads that Caffeine is bad for healing, and Yoghurt is good (Calcium).
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06-17-2009, 08:22 PM #4
Smoking is the worst for bone healing, or tobacco?
Something about the wrinkle in your forehead tells me there's a fit about to get thrown
And I never hear a single word you say when you tell me not to have my fun
It's the same old shit that I ain't gonna take off anyone.
and I never had a shortage of people tryin' to warn me about the dangers I pose to myself.
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06-17-2009, 08:41 PM #5Registered User
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Side note: Freshly cut pineapple is good for healing tendon and joint injuries I read the other day.
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06-18-2009, 12:21 AM #6
My ortho highly recommends hookers and blow.
Wait, maybe that was my ski maker.I french kissed Kelly Kapowski.
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06-18-2009, 01:17 AM #7
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06-18-2009, 03:31 AM #8Registered User
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MY U.K. Ortho was very clear: No Ibru, no Asprin. Paracetemol is OK as are morphine derived if pain is bad.
I found that they block me up like concrete so got off those quickly. I'd rather take the pain.
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06-18-2009, 05:49 AM #9
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06-30-2009, 09:12 PM #10
After I broke my leg my ortho said no ibu. I went without it for 3-4 weeks. After that, the inflammation was so bad that on the advice of my nurse practitioner godmother (who has had a bunch of bone issues herself) I went on 800mg every eight for a week. Helped tremendously. Her rationale was: 1. I'd gotten a good start on the healing; 2. I was using an ortho-prescribed Exogen, which was giving me a serious leg up; 3. Ibu/NSAIDs may hurt somewhat, but not a ton, and the studies (which she had also read) are somewhat inconclusive.
The Exogen is pretty sweet, BTW.
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07-01-2009, 12:03 PM #11
I'm pretty sure that it's the nicotine in the tobacco that causes the negative effects. It constricts your capillaries and inhibits blood flow. Blood is what carries what you need to heal.
This is what I've always been told as well. Tylenol only, no Ibu.
My ortho hasn't been real impressed in his opinion with these types of treatments. This is a bone stimulator, right? I talked to him about it last year, and he seemed to think there weren't any conclusive results from these devices. Anyone else have any experience with them? It seems like it would be tough to prove beyond doubt that these work seeing as everyone heals at different rates and it's not like you want to purposefully break both your legs, try this on one and not try it on the other, just to see the difference in heal time.
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07-01-2009, 03:07 PM #12
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07-01-2009, 03:23 PM #13
Mrs EO found this out the hard way. Her first cervical fusion in 2000 failed primarily due to her taking a max dose of IB daily for months for the pain. Doc never told her not to do that. She had the fusion redone in 2003 after an xray showed she didn't have a solid bone. The surgeon told us the old bone was mush when he pulled it out. Seems she was a real life bobble head. She hasn't used IB since.
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01-28-2020, 06:22 AM #14
https://newatlas.com/medical/anti-in...rcadian-clock/
Interesting article claims nighttime is the worst time. It’s when your bones knit?
Not sure about the source of the info.. . .
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01-28-2020, 07:03 AM #15
It’s the a known effect. Consider Celebrex if you need an nsaid
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01-28-2020, 08:01 AM #16
Don't take tylenol.
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01-28-2020, 11:43 AM #17Funky But Chic
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^^definitely don't take Tylenol and drink. Tylenol's generally well-tolerated but alcohol and tylenol is poison. There are other caveats with Tylenol, I wouldn't want to take a lot of it over a long period of time.
Back in early '18 after I broke my pelvis (acetabulum, to be more precise), I did some research on the topic of NSAID's, particularly iburofen, and bone healing. My conclusion at the time was the prohibition was based on scant evidence and there's also some evidence that points the other way. I did take some ibuprofen for "break out" pain and it was way more effective than the Tylenol for that, but I tried to keep my usage down to a minimum. This middle course seemed reasonable at the time and to me it still does. It worked out fine for me but YMMV of course.
I had a hip replacement 12 days ago and have not gone to the ibuprofen so far, but that's in lrge part because the tylenol/tramadol/celebrex routine I'm on seems to be working fine. But I wouldn't hesitate to take some ibu if it was killing me.
I'm not a doctor or medical professional in any way, so make up your own mind of course..
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01-28-2020, 11:57 AM #18
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01-28-2020, 12:06 PM #19
Iceman, don’t take ibuprofen as long as your on Celebrex. Bad for the kidneys.
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01-28-2020, 12:16 PM #20
Wow, Ice, good luck on the recovery. I got my knee replacement 12 days ago as well. Interested to hear how your healing is coming along, mine has been amazing. I am walking without crutches, on my stationary bike (just simple revolutions), and I am going out to do some snow blowing this afternoon.
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01-28-2020, 01:06 PM #21Funky But Chic
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01-28-2020, 01:20 PM #22Funky But Chic
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Hey Rideit. I had noted that you had made some health comments but wasn't sure what the deal was. Supposedly knees are tougher than hips to get over, it sounds like you're doing great. I ditched the walker (that they made me get) after about 36 hours. Been using a cane since. Biggest problem has been the swelling in my thigh, the hip itself feels great. For about 10 days straight my thigh was tight as a drum, you could've bounced a quarter off it, and it really restricted the movement of my knee too just because the whole assembly was just as tight and sore as could be. Thoughts of compartment syndrome crossed my mind, the thing was that swollen and painful.
But starting this past Saturday the swelling started to let go and go down, and I regained more normal mobility and things have been going well since then. Day before yesterday I went for a walk outside, only a couple hundred yards but it was great to get out of the house. Yesterday and today I walked more and longer each day. I'm no longer putting much weight on the cane, and I can go short distances without using it and that's improving rapidly it seems.
Tomorrow I go back to the Doc and get the bandage removed and get an evaluation from him, so we'll see but I'm pretty much expecting just good news at this point.
Crazy you've been on the bike! Very cool. And snowblowing, wow. But people are different. There was somebody on here not too long ago talking about their hip replacement and they said they went for a mountain bike ride the day after surgery ("but just on trails") and there's NFW I could've done that, so it's case by case. Glad to hear you're doing well, let's start a club!Last edited by iceman; 01-28-2020 at 01:44 PM.
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01-28-2020, 01:27 PM #23
It is amazing, modern technology. Sorry yours has been a bit tougher. Doc says I am well ahead of the recovery curve compared to most.
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01-28-2020, 01:43 PM #24Funky But Chic
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Thanks mang, I'm doing fine. Seems like you're well on your way.
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01-28-2020, 01:51 PM #25glocal
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Ice, you got your new hip already????
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