Lower back pain costs billions, but are we treating it right?
- Associate Professor, Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney
People with back pain are increasingly accessing emergency health care that isn’t required and may leave them worse off.
Rates of spinal fusion surgery for back pain are on the rise. This is despite little evidence that it’s an effective procedure and studies showing many will have revision surgery within ten years.
Although common, back pain has many causes, and a quick drug fix is not the answer. But there are things you can do to get back on track.
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