Analgesic practices and predictors of use in South Africa-based runners

CONCLUSIONS: A large percentage of runners in our study displayed unsafe practices regarding analgesic use during training and competition, predominantly for perceived injury management. Importantly, the lack of education and recommendations regarding analgesics from health professionals is very concerning, as there is a risk of potentially life-threatening analgesic-induced adverse effects, especially as a high percentage were using two NSAIDs concomitantly. Knowledge of these practices, gained through this study, could allow for the development and implementation of corrective strategies to promote education and safe practice of analgesic use in runners.PMID:33944764 | DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.2021.v111i4.14635
Source: South African Medical Journal - Category: African Health Authors: Source Type: research