I have had back pain for sometlime. I have taken the shot and the medication. Done physical therapy and the pain would go away. In November 2020 it started and didn’t get better. I did therapy and even did the lumbar shots. Nothing helped. Next step was surgery but the Doctor in Nashville wanted to hold off. Instead he put me on that dosage of ibuprofen 3 times a day. Started taking 3, went to 2 and now it’s just when needed. Worked for me.i know a guy that used to take 5 Aleve’s to play a round. Dead now I would guess.