What Works for Low Back Pain? New Study Suggests Not Much

What Works for Low Back Pain? New Study Suggests Not Much

Source: Medscape

Only 1 in 10 nonsurgical treatments for low back pain are more effective placebo, a review of 56 different treatments and treatment combinations shows.

TOPLINE:
Most nonsurgical and noninterventional treatments for low back pain failed to outperform placebo in a new systematic review and meta-analysis, with just 10% showing only modest pain relief.
METHODOLOGY:
Researchers conducted a systematic rev… [2661 chars]

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