Non steroidal anti-inflammatory treatment of back pain does not have a significant clinical effect

Backache is a common disease, everyone will experience back pain more or less in his life Although we used to buy a pack of aspirin in the past, the latest research shows that the effect of aspirin may not be much better than that of simple sugar tablets The over-the-counter drugs for back pain are often NSAIDs, including aspirin and ibuprofen But new research shows that the drug (http:// has no significant clinical effect on pain relief NSAIDs also have side effects, such as aggravating gastrointestinal bleeding and increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease This means that taking this kind of medicine not only can't get the desired curative effect, but also may cost extra To test this view, the George Institute, which studies global health in Australia (http:// analyzed the results of 35 randomized controlled clinical trials (http:// including 6065 patients with back pain (http:// The results showed that the relief effect of NSAIDs on back pain was only one seventh In addition, in 2015, a study of 1825 patients with back pain from Cochrane showed that paracetamol was not as effective as placebo So will anesthetics (such as codeine and oxcontin) work? In 2016, a study published in the Journal of JAMA internal medicine showed that for patients with chronic back pain, although the drug can get short-term relief, it will not produce significant effect within the recommended dosage range The results, along with previous studies of paracetamol and opiates, suggest that the three most widely used drugs for spinal pain do not produce better results than placebo, the researchers said "We're not saying that these pain relievers shouldn't be used, but people should realize that taking them has little effect and great side effects Therefore, patients should discuss with doctors whether there is a better treatment plan, and strengthen exercise at the same time "For short-term pain, taking these drugs is not as good as waiting for the pain to disappear; for those with persistent pain, drugs like aspirin and ibuprofen can only reduce the unnecessary risk of disease, but can not fundamentally solve the problem.