Author’s pragmatic guidelines for NSAID use
| Conditions in which NSAID will tend to be most useful (but should be avoided if the patient is at high risk of side effects) | Impingement conditions (nerve or soft-tissue impingement) |
| Tenosynovitis | |
| Inflammatory arthropathy | |
| Conditions in which NSAID use might be considered based on clinical findings | Ligament and joint sprains |
| Osteoarthritis and other degenerative joint conditions | |
| Haematomas | |
| Postoperatively | |
| The value of NSAID remains controversial and should be used with caution | Muscle strains |
| Conditions in which NSAID use is not generally indicated because they may compromise healing | Isolated chronic tendinopathies (without impingement) |
| Fractures |
NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.