Study: Therapy sessions may be key to drug-free treatment for chronic back pain

Study: Therapy sessions may be key to drug-free treatment for chronic back pain A new drug-free treatment that 'retrains' the brain can offer better long-term relief from back pain than opioids, a study has suggested.

Patients saw significant improvements after the 12-week course, which consisted of one hour with a physiotherapist each week.

Dr Neil O’Connell, who worked on the trial at Brunel University, London, said: 'These results show real promise.' The Daily Mail

See also:

• Effect of Graded Sensorimotor Retraining on Pain Intensity in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial (abstract) Journal of the American Medical Association