TY - JOUR T1 - No difference in pain, swelling or function with NSAIDs compared with paracetamol for soft tissue injury JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 21 LP - 21 DO - 10.1136/eb-2015-102220 VL - 19 IS - 1 AU - Michel P J van den Bekerom Y1 - 2016/01/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/19/1/21.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Jones P, Dalziel SR, Lamdin R, et al. Oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs versus other oral analgesic agents for acute soft tissue injury. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015;7:CD007789.Paracetamol may be the first choice of treatment for soft tissue injuries because of less adverse events and similar efficacy as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).Additional randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are required to determine if there is a difference in return to function or adverse effects between non-selective and COX-2 selective NSAIDs versus paracetamol.Future research should also focus on very old and very young people.Acute soft tissue injuries are common especially in sport activities. These injuries are responsible for a high number of emergency department attendances and high socioeconomic costs. Acute soft tissue injuries include a number of conditions such as sprain, strain, … ER -