Acute back pain: benefits and risks of current treatments

Current Medical Research and Opinion
Bill H McCarberg

Abstract

To review the efficacy and safety of current treatments for acute low back pain. PubMed was searched for clinical trials in which the words, acute, back, and pain all appeared in the study summary. The search was from the earliest references included in this database (1949) until 1 May 2009. This resulted in retrieval of 129 papers. Review of study summaries indicated that 36 provided information about either a topical treatment or oral therapy for acute low back pain. In addition, studies included as part of the evidence base for the Evidence Review of American Pain Society/American Academy of Pain Medicine Evidence Review for Evaluation and Management of Low Back Pain were reviewed. Recommended topical and systemic pharmacologic treatments for acute low back pain include application of superficial heat, acetaminophen, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), skeletal muscle relaxants/benzodiazepines, and opioids including tramadol. Only a small number of studies compared different approaches to treatment of acute back pain and most failed to demonstrate significant differences among treatments. Available results support the view that both NSAIDs and low-level continuous heat treatment are more effective than acetaminoph...Continue Reading

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