Make sure that you do not drink alcohol or have liver problems with any of the above medicines. The safer approach would be to consult with your physician or consider the use of certain natural medications. Those would include willoprin, a natural aspirin type medication from the willow tree which is where all aspirin comes from. Another natural anti-inflammatory listed in the PDR is bromase. This medication is derived from the enzymes of the papaya.
Knee injuries can occur with basketball, soccer or snowboarding as well as many other sports.
We, as a whitewater raft guide, we used to see lots of knee and ankle injuries while people were getting into and out of the raft more so than while people were whitewater rafting. Physicians should be seen when you have abnormal swelling or pockets of fluid that can easily be seen or palpated with your hand. A physician should also be seen if the pain does not slowly go away with the home treatments as discussed. Again, these are very common injuries. They happen with children, teenagers as well as adults.