- Only about 10% of nonsurgical and noninterventional treatments for low back pain provide statistically significant analgesic benefits.
- Reductions in pain intensity were modest, raising uncertainty about their clinical significance.
- Limited efficacy of many treatments for acute and chronic low back pain was highlighted.
- The study emphasized the need for high-quality, placebo-controlled trials to address remaining uncertainties.
- 62% of trials were at high risk of bias, affecting confidence in reported outcomes.
Source: BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine
