Learn why most treatments for both acute and chronic back pain may not actually work.

ABC News' Dr. Tara Narula breaks down a new study revealing that many common treatments for back pain may not be effective.

Low back pain affects an estimated one in four American adults and is the leading contributor to disability globally. In most ...

But a new study has found that only one in 10 treatments for lower back pain are effective, with those that improve symptoms ...

A data analysis published in a scientific journal indicates that differences with placebo are marginal for most treatments ...

Australian researchers have found that nine out of 10 treatments for back pain do not work as you would want. However, what ...

A new review of the evidence finds that only a handful of common remedies provide a modest benefit for acute or chronic back ...

Only one in ten treatments for back pain actually work, and those that do are barely better than a placebo, a study from the ...

Only around 1 in 10 common non-surgical and non-invasive treatments for lower back pain is effective, suggests a pooled data ...

For acute low back pain, there is moderate-certainty evidence that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are an effective ...

NINE out of ten treatments for short-term back pain are no good, researchers have found. Anti-inflammatories, such as ...