Low back pain affects an estimated one in four American adults and is the leading contributor to disability globally. In most diagnosed cases, the pain is considered “nonspecific,” meaning it doesn’t have a clear cause. That’s also partly what makes it so hard to treat.

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. Steroid

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 Medicine.

Only around one in every 10 treatments were found to be effective in relieving lower back pain, according to a new study published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine.

A new review of the evidence finds that only a handful of common remedies provide a modest benefit for acute or chronic back pain.

Low back pain is one of the most common medical complaints in the world. Globally, over 600 million people suffer from it. That means at any given moment, millions of people are searching for relief—visiting doctors,