dc.contributor.author | Harwood, Marc I. | eng |
dc.contributor.author | St. Anna, Leilani | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2002 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are more effective than placebo for pain relief in patients with acute low back pain (grade of recommendation: A). There is no consistent evidence that NSAIDs are more effective than acetaminophen (grade: D). Muscle relaxants are effective for short-term relief of acute low back pain (grade: A), but there is no added benefit when they are used in combination with NSAIDs (grade: B). Advice to remain active speeds recovery compared with short-term bed rest (grade: A). There is no consistent evidence that epidural steroid injections are effective for acute low back pain (grade: D). Spinal manipulation or back exercises are no more effective than medications alone (grade: B). | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/2880 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcollection | Clinical Inquiries, 2002 (MU) | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of family practice, 51, no. 02 (February 2002): 118. | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | eng |
dc.subject | steroids | eng |
dc.subject | nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) | eng |
dc.subject | activity level | eng |
dc.subject | pain relief | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Anti-inflammatory agents | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Spinal adjustment | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Backache -- Treatment | eng |
dc.subject.mesh | Low Back Pain | eng |
dc.subject.mesh | Back Pain -- therapy | eng |
dc.title | What is the most effective treatment for acute low back pain? | eng |
dc.type | Article | eng |