Ibuprofen does a great job reducing inflammation for me. Not sure about just “aches” in general. For example, I caught the Coxsackie A virus (“hand, foot, and

Ibuprofen does a great job reducing inflammation for me. Not sure about just “aches” in general. For example, I caught the Coxsackie A virus (“hand, foot, and mouth disease”) from my toddler a few months back, and it got in my gums and made them swell up very uncomfortably for a week. Ibuprofen significantly reduced the inflammation.