CNN (6/28, Rogers) reports, “Opioid medications are one of the most typically prescribed treatments for the worldwide problem of low back pain – but they might not work, a…study has found.” Despite current guidelines from the North American Spine Society recommending limiting their use and a lack of evidence showing “their efficacy in reducing pain, opioid pain relievers are still widely prescribed for people with lower back and neck pain in many countries,” said the study’s senior author. The findings were published in The Lancet.
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— “A common treatment for back and neck pain may not work, study suggests,” Kristen Rogers, CNN, June 28, 2023