This Australian study evaluated results of the initial primary care evaluation of 1172 patients (mean age ~ 44 years) with acute low back pain who were enrolled in the inception cohort and followed ...

Spinal manipulation modestly improves pain and function in acute low back pain, a new systematic review and meta-analysis has found. Results were published online April 11 in JAMA. "The principal ...

Despite the risks associated with opioid use, they’re commonly prescribed as a first-line treatment for acute lower back and neck pain. Researchers have found that, compared to opioids, a placebo is ...

Acute back pain, affecting up to 80% of people, is a prevalent issue, especially among older individuals, causing discomfort and significantly impacting work and quality of life. A very common injury, ...

A new study revealed that only 10% of non-surgical treatments for low back pain were more effective than a placebo. NSAID drugs, like aspirin and ibuprofen, were most effective for acute pain, while ...

USA: Researchers have found in a new study that in adults with acute and subacute low back pain, a biopsychosocial-oriented ...

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 ...

A randomised controlled trial including 347 participants with lower back or neck pain found there was no benefit of taking opioid pain relievers compared to placebo. There was no significant ...

Manual therapy — joint mobilization and soft-tissue techniques—adds critical short-term benefits. Studies demonstrate that ...

Figuring out how to sleep with lower back pain can feel impossible. The tossing and turning, the struggle to find a comfortable position and the frustration of waking up feeling even worse than before ...