Pain management in sport: therapeutic injections

Olafsen, Nathan P.; Herring, Stanley A.

doi:10.1016/b978-0-444-63954-7.00040-9

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“…To date, there is a lack of evidence on the impact of local anesthetic injections in acute sports-related injuries [122]. It is crucial that the type of the treatment should depend on the site of the injury [123][124][125].…”

Section: Invasive Pain Management: What Role For Infiltrations In Athletes?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, the majority of evidence supporting corticosteroid injections for musculoskeletal pain involves non-athletes [126][127][128][129][130]. In addition, the corticosteroid effects in pain relief in acute sport-related injury are not fully supported by the current literature due to the potential interaction in physiological molecular pathways underpinning tissue healing [122,131,132].…”

Section: Invasive Pain Management: What Role For Infiltrations In Athletes?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hyaluronic acid (HA) injection, notably, represents an effective and safe option in the treatment of articular pain in athletes, with recent evidence suggesting a potential effect in accelerating RTP [122,133]. To date, the Osteoarthritis Research Society International classification [134] reported that HA injections might be a recommended mini-invasive procedure to treat even early osteoarthritis in older athletes [122].…”

Section: Invasive Pain Management: What Role For Infiltrations In Athletes?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In particular, the recent review by da Costa [135] supported HA injection in a multimodal treatment of patellar chondropathy. Moreover, given the lack of doping issues [136], HA injection represent a feasible and safe therapy for sport-related injuries in elite athletes [122,133]. However, in severely injured athletes, who have no benefit from conventional therapies, mini-invasive procedures should be taken into consideration [131,132].…”

Section: Invasive Pain Management: What Role For Infiltrations In Athletes?mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Pain management is a crucial issue for athletes who train and compete at the highest performance levels. There are still evidence gaps for the use of analgesics for sports injuries despite the growing interest in training and competition settings. However, high-quality research is needed to determine the most appropriate and optimal timing and formulations in non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug and opioid management, particularly given the strictness of anti-doping regulations. Indeed, the role of pharmacological therapy in reducing acute traumatic pain in athletes should still be addressed to minimize the timing of return to sport. Therefore, the aim of this comprehensive review was to summarize the current evidence about pain management in the setting of acute injury in elite athletes, providing the most informed strategy for pain relief and performance recovery.

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