What do systematic reviews say?

NSAIDs vs combination (paracetamol and opioid) analgesic

• Oral non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs versus other oral analgesic agents for acute soft tissue injury 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 230 participants
  Very low

NSAIDs vs paracetamol

NSAID showed no clear difference in little or no swelling on day 7 or later compared with paracetamol (low certainty).

• Oral non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs versus other oral analgesic agents for acute soft tissue injury 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.84 [0.58, 1.22]
  1 study · 77 participants
  Low