Tramadol is a great non-addictive Rx-only pain killer for muscle pain (tears, sprains, serious bruises, etc.).
Most Docs want to write you a Rx for some variant of Oxy or Perc or Codeine, all of which are dangerously additive, so you have to push the Doc to consider writing the Rx for something less dangerous like Tramadol. They must make more off the scary stuff or just never learned about Tramadol or never had to deal with addicted patients.
Tramalol is howver, pretty useless for bones, joint, cartilage, or tendon injury. If it did little to no good for you, then there is a good chance you have an injury that has not be diagnosed correctly yet.
On the other hand, Cortizone is a great help for damaged or worn out joints, etc. It is really good at reducing fluid accumulation in old knees, hips, etc. It can help put off surgery for a few years or maybe decades when IBuprofen just won't do the job.
There is however no drug without some side-effects or risks so it is best to get real problem diagnosed correctly and then get it repaired or healed.
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