How’s your back? Nearly all of us (around 85 percent) will have at least one experience with back pain in our lifetime.
But treating it seems very difficult. Backing up a 2015 study that showed paracetamol is ineffective for treating back pain, our latest research shows non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as Nurofen and Voltaren, provide minimal benefits and a high risk of side effects.
Yet this isn’t cause for despair. There are effective approaches to managing back pain. But they’re not as simple as taking a pill.
A Move Away From Oral Painkillers
We also found people taking NSAIDs are more than twice as likely to experience vomiting, nausea, stomach ulcers or bleeding compared to those taking placebo. TheDigitalWay/Pexels
