A new trial in NSW has resulted in up to a 24 per cent reduction in the number of prescriptions issued for opioids to patients with acute back pain in.
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Back pain. If you haven’t experienced it, you are part of a small
percentage of people across the world that have been lucky. For those who have
had an episode of back pain, it may have been a short-lived experience, but it
can turn into a nightmare for others. Low back pain has been the leading cause
of years lived with disability since 1990, not just here in Australia, but
across the world (1). It continues to be a global public health problem.
Surely by now we know how to beat the problem of back pain? The
Should Antidepressants Be Used For Chronic Pain? by Pooja Shete on January 24, 2021 at 4:39 PM
For the treatment of pain, antidepressants are commonly used worldwide. However, a new research has shown that antidepressants offer little to no help for people suffering chronic back pain and osteoarthritis and they can even cause harm.
Millions of people globally are affected by back pain and knee osteoarthritis and they also are the leading cause of disability.
The first-line pain medications are paracetamol and ibuprofen. However, when these medications fail to improve the symptoms, physicians prescribe antidepressants for pain. Even though many clinical practice guidelines recommend the use of antidepressants for long term (chronic) back pain and hip and knee osteoarthritis, the evidence supporting their use is not certain.