The Guardian recently reported ‘Anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDs (like Ibuprofen) are not much more effective than placebo and patients taking them are 2.5 times more likely to suffer from stomach problems’.
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This really lovely and simple short video from Dr Mike Evans explaining some of the reasons for lower back pain and what you may be able to do to help yourself. Often it is about taking responsibility for yourself and talking control and deciding what you need to do. Movement and treatment are often great ways to start. Osteopaths are able to treat and advise.
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Do you take paracetamol for your back pain?
One of the most important issues to understand here is WHY you have pain in the first place. WHAT has put your body in a position where it feels under threat? Pain is an OUTPUT from your brain and just by blocking that output you are not fixing WHY you have pain. Would it not be far better to get the WHY addressed and sorted?
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