A new study shows that clinician-supported self-management, but not spinal manipulation, is linked to greater improvement in disability from low back pain than recommended medical care.

Exercise, spinal manipulative therapy, taping, antidepressants, and TRPV1 agonists were efficacious for chronic low back pain. HealthDay News — For acute low back pain, there is moderate-certainty ...

Explore the latest evidence from UNSW Sydney and NeuRA on non-drug, non-surgical treatments for acute and chronic low back pain (LBP). Based on a Cochrane review of over 97,000 participants, discover ...

A new scientific review found that only nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen were consistently effective for treating acute low back pain. Five treatments, ...

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. Only around one ...

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. The list of ...

A new comprehensive review published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine found that only about 10 percent of common nonsurgical treatments for lower back pain were effective, providing only "small ...

Only around 1 in 10 common non-surgical and non-invasive treatments for lower back pain is effective, suggests a pooled data analysis of the available research, published online in BMJ Evidence Based ...