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Back pain is common among older adults resulting in the high societal and economic burden of persistent pain and disability. Pain medications are frequently prescribed for back pain, especially among… Click to show full abstract
Back pain is common among older adults resulting in the high societal and economic burden of persistent pain and disability. Pain medications are frequently prescribed for back pain, especially among older patients, but the efficacy of analgesics on back pain in this patient population remains under debate. In the present study, we investigated the outcomes (i.e. pain intensity and disability) of pain medication use in older people with back pain participating in a prospective cohort study.
Keywords:
back pain;
pain medication;
cohort study
Journal Title: European Journal of Pain
Year Published: 2023
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Journal Title: European Journal of Pain
Year Published: 2023
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