You may have seen the headlines recently about a new trial giving hope to millions suffering from back pain. This research was assessing to see if there were different outcomes between participants who received ‘Cognitive Functional Therapy’ (CFT) and those who received ‘usual care’.
(if you are interested you can read the abstract of the article on this link https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)00441-5/fulltext)
Low back pain costs the Australian health system 4.8 billion annually (1) with the overuse of medicines, spinal surgery and passive treatments that focus on short term relief.
Historically our treatment options for persistent low back pain haven’t been very good…
Pain medications, bed rest and surgery are now recognised to have a limited role in helping most cases of low back pain. In fact, in some cases, these options can delay recovery and sometimes lead to further loss of capacity.
However, there is hope and management is getting better…
(if you are interested you can read the abstract of the article on this link https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)00441-5/fulltext)
Low back pain costs the Australian health system 4.8 billion annually (1) with the overuse of medicines, spinal surgery and passive treatments that focus on short term relief.
Historically our treatment options for persistent low back pain haven’t been very good…
Pain medications, bed rest and surgery are now recognised to have a limited role in helping most cases of low back pain. In fact, in some cases, these options can delay recovery and sometimes lead to further loss of capacity.
However, there is hope and management is getting better…
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