You are correct - EXTREME use of ibu (or anything else for that matter) is no good.

However - I'm talking 2 to 4 doses a WEEK - NOT 3 to 4 a DAY!!! For MOST people 3 to 4 doses a week is not a problem. Obviously if you have mitigating factors, then you need to consider those.

Over use of Ibu can lead to rebound headaches - it isn't the end all, but for those of us with migraines it sure beats taking imitrex which is known to cause severe vasospasm and heart attacks!!!!! And lord knows - narcotic pain relievers aren't pleasant when all you want to d is live life instead of sleeping it away!

Everybody has to find the magic bullet that works for them so to speak. Yoga helps, massgae, exercise, sugar - all of those things can help, but just like Ibu - they may not be the answer for everyone.

I did find that cranio-sacral therapy (CST) worked wonders for me - it isn't a form of massage but sort of an offshoot of physical therapy if that makes sense. At any rate, it realigns things without the trauma inflicted by some other modalitites which will remain nameless. It also has the effect of reducing circulating cortisol in the body and decreasing perceived stress. It can be hard to find a CST therapist, and it isn't cheap. It also takes time, but I think for sports injuries and other thrauma it would be an ideal way to go.