Tag: anti inflammatory medication

A new study suggests treating acute lower back pain with NSAIDs and steroids will increase the risk of chronic pain later on.

A new study suggests treating acute lower back pain with NSAIDs and steroids will increase the risk of chronic pain later on. Many patients who bend over the wrong way or do something that causes acute neck or back pain will reach for a bottle of something to relieve it.  Pain relievers are a common approach in the USA to get relief fast.   Most medical providers reinforce these behaviors when they see a patient in pain.   These types of activities had created the opioid crisis which has moved on to other pain-relieving drugs that may relieve the symptoms, in the Read More »