Only around one in every 10 treatments was found to be effective in relieving lower back pain, according to a new study published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. staras – stock.adobe.com For ...

Chronic back pain is the most common type of pain, affecting around 16 million American adults — and now a new study has revealed some discouraging findings about potential treatments.

But what if most of these treatments don’t actually work? Seriously, if you feel like nothing is helping your back pain… you’re probably right. A new systematic review (a study of studies ...

WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For acute low back pain, there is moderate-certainty evidence that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are an effective treatment, while there is ...

Treatments aimed at addressing this pain — the leading cause of disability worldwide — are numerous. Typically, they follow a progression from less to more invasive options, with medication being the ...

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Only one in ten treatments for back pain actually work, a study suggests. The experts found that just one treatment for acute low back pain and five treatments for chronic – or long-term ...

NINE out of ten treatments for short-term back pain are no good, researchers have found. Anti-inflammatories, such as ibuprofen and aspirin, were the only thing proven to be of any use.

Researchers looked at 56 treatments for acute and chronic pain. Few of them were effective. By Nina Agrawal Acetaminophen. Acupuncture. Massage. Muscle relaxants. Cannabinoids. Opioids.

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