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A member asked:
One of the major pain killers masks pain in a muscle or joint so that the body does not respond to the injury. which pain killer does this?
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It could be many: Narcotic painkillers such as morphine or oxycodone would be most likely to do this, but any painkiller might do this to some extent. One could not select a painkiller where this would not be a concern. You make a good point ... using pain killers, in general, masks the body's important response to injury.
Answered 10/7/2015
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