Pain Medication

[Tigger17]

Hey All,
I need some help with this question if any of you could help it would be great :)

Here is the question:
Do you think pain medication would enhance an athlete’s performance?

I REALLY NEED HELP WITH THIS QUESTION!

[woofgang]

If the athlete was in

[woofgang]

Poo hit wrong button what pain med are we talking about here?

[boxtops]

Only if they have hurt something, to merit taking pain killers - taking them for the sake of it is highly addictive.

[Sqad]

Interesting question.

In the 60´s there was a NSAid called phenylbutazone (butazolidine) which was given to race horses as it was thought that it improved their performance.
The drug has been withdrawn both for it´s alleged performance enhancing in horses and because it may cause aplastic anaemia.

New NSAId.s have also been used in athletes in the present time, but there is no scientific evidence that it does indeed enhance performance.

[Tigger17]

ANY Pain Medication
Just let me know what one you are talking about :)

[boxtops]

sqad has, he's named it - what are you thinking of, paracetamol and codeine, or ibuprofen, or what?

[Tigger17]

Thanks for your answer Squad I chose to use yours as it was more of the answer I was looking for!! :)......But Thanks everyone for helping me! :)

[Tigger17]

Sorry about that spelling error Sqad

[Tigger17]

Where did you find that info Sqad?

[Sqad]

Tigger....in my head.......I am an old man remember.;-)

[Tigger17]

Well Thank You Sqad! :)