This treatment is a new ray of hope for patients suffering from lower back pain, research claims

If you are also facing difficulty in walking due to lower back pain and the doctors have told you that surgery is the only option, then there is no need to panic. A research conducted in Australia has given a new ray of hope to such patients. The research found that apart from surgery, treatment done with many other methods has provided relief to the patients suffering from disability due to lower back pain. How was the treatment done and what was included in the treatment.

 

A research has come out for the treatment of back pain or lower back pain. It has been believed in the research that physical and psychological treatment can provide long term relief in lower back pain. Till now, surgery was the only treatment for this in modern medicine. Due to lower back pain, many people become helpless to walk or even stand. Now such patients have got hope.

 

Researchers at Macquarie University in Australia reviewed 75 treatment methods. 15,400 people were included in this research. The research found that people who had lower back pain for a year or more got relief from these methods of treatment. The effects of 20 non-surgical treatments, massage, etc. were observed on the patients. The research was also published in The Lancet Rheumatology Journal. According to the research, patients with lower back pain got a lot of relief from non-surgical treatment and this relief lasts for a long time. The research said that this technique of treating lower back pain can greatly help patients suffering from this disease around the world.

 

 

This type of treatment has benefited

According to senior co-author Mark Hancock, professor of physiotherapy and involved in the research, most of the treatments for lower back pain are symptomatic, while not much is done about its causes. The new treatment includes physiotherapy as well as mindfulness. An attempt was made to instill confidence in the patients. Along with this, massage and medicines were also used. He said that these measures proved to be quite effective. More studies are needed to know their long-term results. However, in the initial phase, its positive results were seen and the patients also benefited.

 

the quality of life is low

According to lead author Dr. Hazel Jenkins, a chiropractic physician and senior lecturer in the Department of Chiropractic at Macquarie University, there are a few different treatments that reduce disability caused by lower back pain. These include physical exercise, CBT, mindfulness and psychological treatment. According to the researchers, the treatment reduced disability caused by lower back pain by about 20 percent on average. This is a very meaningful difference for patients. The researchers said that back pain continues for months and years and causes a decrease in quality of life.