It is not a muscle relaxant, it is an anti-inflammatory, pain reliever and anti-pyretic. But you are right, someone likely thought they would make it easier to understand and then actually gave you incorrect information. I've been a Dr of Pharmacology for (oh dear lord, 17 yrs) and it has never been thought to be a muscle relaxant in any of that time. They were probably trying to explain why it is better for menstrual cramps than other NSAIDs, but I don't recall ever reading anywhere why that is, just that we know it to be so. Which is not uncommon with our knowledge of drugs.
The original article talked about here, does not give a sample of the questionnaire and although they say they asked about prior history, subjects were put into the groups based on use the day before and day of the race. I guess you could argue that the subjects that used ibuprofen would have been people that normally used it, but not sure you can tell that from the publication (and there are several papers that seem to have come out of this study).
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09-02-2009, 01:36 PM #1
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Cool. You have an opinion on my spray vs pill question regarding B12 and D supplements?
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09-02-2009, 01:41 PM #3
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I hadn't seen that question but I too sometimes have that same feeling.
I am not anti-supplements, not by a longshot. I just wish there were more regulations for them to prove safety and efficacy and more regulations to govern the manufacture to ensure that you are getting what you think you are getting.
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09-02-2009, 01:42 PM #4
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Possegal >>>>>> http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=33446
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Guess it's a good thing my doc made me stop my 4 Advil every 4-6 hours habit.
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Good lord!
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Very interesting article! Gabe Mirkin picked it up in his e-zine this morning too. I have been taking ibuprofen before our weekly long ride to help with my SI joint issues since my bike accident in 2005. Sometimes I forget, and there really seems to be no correlation between taking ibu and my hip feeling better or worse on a ride. Now I know why. I won't take it again.
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Gee, that's what the PA said too....... Originally Posted by SadieKate
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