A systematic review on the effectiveness of pharmacological interventions for chronic non-specific low-back pain

Category Structured summary of systematic reviews
JournalDatabase of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
Year 2011
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CRD SUMMARY:

This generally well-conducted review concluded that there was low quality evidence that opioids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs reduced pain compared with placebo in patients with non-specific chronic low-back pain; opioids also improved function in the short-term (up to three months). The authors’ conclusions are suitably cautious and appropriately acknowledge the limitations in the evidence base.
Epistemonikos ID: a7b4c11e96c273a3e03dd20be8632387ee0ed3f7
First added on: Jun 08, 2012