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Nick Colyvas

Orthopedic sports medicine surgeon and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine at UCSF, specializing in arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgery with a focus on meniscus preservation.

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Aug 17, 2026

What's the Worst Thing You Can Do After a Sports Injury?

Aug 17 · 23m

Mary MulcaheyHOST

5:16

And so can you clarify what that means?

Nick ColyvasGUEST

5:19

Yeah.

Nick ColyvasGUEST

5:19

So generally, if we're talking about anti-inflammatories, things like Naprosyn, ibuprofen, those are medications that reduce the inflammatory response.

Nick ColyvasGUEST

5:30

Anytime you have an injury, the body's natural system is to initiate this inflammatory cascade, and that inflammation will cause pain.

Nick ColyvasGUEST

5:43

It, it, it sets off the pain receptors.

Nick ColyvasGUEST

5:45

So it's the first step in that pain pathway.

Nick ColyvasGUEST

5:49

So the anti-inflammatories reduce the inflammation, and that's how they work to reduce pain.

Mary MulcaheyHOST

10:31

But to clarify for the listeners, for our patients, which symptoms, if they're experiencing, which symptoms may be more consistent with a concussion and should raise some concern?