Welcome to the Sports Medcast, brought to you in association with the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine. In this episode, hosts Dr Scott Young and Dr Cole Taylor discuss practical tips on the use and safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Please feel free to contact us at thesportsmedcast@gmail.com, and follow us on twitter twitter.com/sportsmedcast.

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Read the article that Scott and Cole discuss - bjsm.bmj.com/content/47/17/1127

Use of NSAIDs in triathletes: prevalence, level of awareness and reasons for use: bjsm.bmj.com/content/45/2/85.full

E-letter: Prophylactic use of NSAIDs in endurance runners: http://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2009/10/07/e-letter-prophylactic-use-of-nsaids-in-endurance-runners/

“Mythbuster” on NSAIDs in sports medicine, challenging nutrition dogma, and evidence-based practice: https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/mythbuster-on-nsaids-in-sports

Republished research: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs): http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2013/09/06/bmj.f3195.full

Do non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs adversely affect stress fracture healing? A short review: http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/39/2/65.full?sid=8f2906bc-ea42-48fc-a5c1-8a5132504322