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Effectiveness of anti-inflammatory drugs for low back pain, study explains

Effectiveness of anti-inflammatory drugs for low back pain, study explains Effectiveness of anti-inflammatory drugs for low back pain, study explains
Effectiveness of anti-inflammatory drugs for low back pain, study explains Effectiveness of anti-inflammatory drugs for low back pain, study explains

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Anti-inflammatory drugs have been shown to provide very less pain relief; education and exercise can be suggested to reduce the risk of developing low back pain.

Back pain is a common cause of disability in many cases for which anti-inflammatory drugs are used. According to a study consumption of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, like Ibuprofen, for treating back pain provides less benefits but cause stomach ulcers and bleeding, so be cautious.

This latest study from The George Institute used questioning method to check the effectiveness of existing medicines for treating back pain. The working team examined 35 trials involving more than 6000 people. It was found that patient having anti-inflammatory drugs were 2.5 times more likely to have gastro-intestinal problems such as stomach ulcers and bleeding. The findings, published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, revealed that only one in six patients treated with the pills- NSAIDs, achieve any significant reduction in pain. 

Leading author Manuela Ferreira from the University of Sydney said that the study came out with results that there is rapid need of developing new therapies to treat back pain which is affecting 80 percent of Australians during their lifetime. He said “Back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide and is commonly managed by prescribing medicines such as anti-inflammatory. But our results show anti-inflammatory drugs actually only provide very limited short-term pain relief. They do reduce the level of pain, but only very slight”.

The co-researcher Gustavo Machado said that Millions of Australians having drugs are not working well but are also causing harm. So there is required treatments that will provide substantial relief to people suffering from these symptoms. There is a strong need to focus better on prevention of back pain in the first place. We know that education and exercise programs can substantially reduce the risk of developing low back pain.

Source:

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Article:

Anti-inflammatory drugs provide little benefit to back pain, Study

Authors:

Manuela Ferreira, Gustavo Machado

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