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With other injuries, painkilling injections are an option to help get a player onto the field.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

Mahomes said he didn’t get a painkilling shot at halftime, but he no doubt benefited from a longer halftime to allow for Rihanna’s performance.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2023

He took a medical timeout to take painkilling pills and his father and sister motioned from the stands for him to quit.

From Washington Times • Jul. 7, 2022

A doctor suggested she withdraw, but with the Grand Slam at stake Court pushed on, receiving painkilling injections in the ankle before the semifinal against Rosie Casals and the final against Billie Jean King.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2021

Often, though, there were no painkilling drugs on hand.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly