title: Pharmacologic therapies.
abstract: Medical treatment of low back pain is at best palliative. While no drugs are specifically labeled for back pain treatment, analgesics, muscle relaxants, and corticosteroids are used in practice to augment rest and exercise programs. Invasive therapy remains contentious. This article reviews the available literature on the various pharmacologic therapies. In addition, newly postulated outcome measures for future back pain studies are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Von Feldt
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Ehrlich
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods; D013256:Steroids; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central; D013256:Steroids