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CJ's avatar

I think a variable in the study that can’t be controlled is what type of person reaches for the NSAID vs the person that says, I’ll rub some dirt on it and move on.

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David's avatar

I wonder what anti-flammatory effects from Cannabidiol (CBD) based therapies - which are growing in popularity due to ease of access for study in many regions - might also contribute to this. Could we be further diminishing the ability of the body to heal itself by inappropriately suppressing inflammation?

CBD has also been shown to suppress neutrophil activity, in chronic use with epilepsy patients:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8001508/

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