Physical therapy: can it cure back pain?

In the long term there is no benefit from physical therapy, to treat back pain.

Reveal the results of research published recently in the British medical journal that a series of physical treatments to reduce back pain no more point in a process evaluation and tips provided by the physiotherapist during one session only. This research conducted in Britain experienced the 286 patients who suffer from low back pain and even medium for more than 6 weeks.



It has got them on a series of physical treatments provided by the British health system, while the other partition on one session with physiotherapy included an assessment of the patient's condition and some tips. The evolution of the two groups were examined after 3 months, 6 months and 12 months.



The results were given in accordance with the scale of points put to special standards to examine disability caused by back pain, according to the patients themselves. After the expiration of 12 months did not show any difference between the two groups. Although patients who received physical therapy commended by the treatment helped them slightly, but in the long term there is no benefit from these treatments.

In another article in the same newspaper indicated that this research addresses only for treatments that patients British Fund, there is a need for an in-depth examination of other physical treatments before reaching such a conclusion and apply to all physical treatments. For example, sport lessons are passed through the physiotherapists are very useful, while treatment by hands along the spine shows no improvement in the level of pain and not even on the level of performance.