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This Mix of Non-Opioid Medications Can Help Soothe Lower Back Pain, Study Finds - Gaylord

Written by Ali Betlej | February 23, 2023

Healthline
By John Loeppky
Feb. 23, 2023

Lower back pain is a common ailment that can drive people to take swift and sometimes invasive measures, like having surgery or taking opioids, in search of relief.

Now new research has found that there may be an ideal mix of non-opioid medication that can effectively treat lower back pain in many patients.

The new meta-analysis published this week in the Journal of Orthopaedic ResearchTrusted Source looked at data from 18 studies that contain data from 3,478 patients.