The short answer, no. You need to find out the underlying cause.
For example, if it is osteoarthritis, Nsaids like this block the inflammation but inhibit chondrocytosis which is the growth of cartilage cells. Essentially
Diclofenac: Pain Relief or Heart Disease Risk?by
Alvin B. Lin
in PLoS Medicine , the authors noted that rofecoxib, diclofenac & etoricoxib rank highest risk for heart..., diclofenac & etoricoxib accounted for one of every three NSAID pills sold in 15 countries worldwide...
by antibiotics causing GI disturbances. Also the fact that you are on meds like diclofenac, codeine...
Homeopathic arnica found to be an effective post-operative aidby
Dr. John B.
of arnica in the post-operative period was compared with a commonly used painkiller – diclofenac. Arnica D4.... The diclofenac was given at a dose of 50 mg, three times a day. Either of these was administered to 88 people...
Health Headlines - August 24by
Meredy
(a COX-2 inhibitor) to the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) diclofenac found that patients taking Arcoxia didn't have a significantly greater risk of heart attack than patients taking diclofenac...
Osteoarthritis: A review of trea ...by
Dr. Rubens D.
some pain relief when administered alone or in combination with diclofenac. 19 Acupuncture... factors; COX-2 selective agents are known to cause CV events, but nonselective agents (such as diclofenac...
New Topical Treatment for Osteoarthritisby
awesome
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) medication, such as and diclofenac, and a newer one...® Gel contains diclofenac which is the most commonly used NSAID in the world and the second...
Arthritis Pain Relief with Acupunctureby
awesome
that improvement to symptoms of knee osteoarthritis being treated with diclofenac, an anti-inflammatory NSAID... were prescribed diclofenac. Half of the group received acupuncture treatment once a week for 12 weeks...
NSAIDs dangerous after heart attackby
Dr. John Z.
show this elevated risk. The highest risk was found with diclofenac, which almost tripled the risk.
The study... were ibuprofen (23 percent) and diclofenac (13.4 percent). Selective COX-2 inhibitors rofecoxib (4.7 percent...