The British Medical Journal has published a new research about low back pain. It has shown that recovery is much slower than previously thought and even slower again for those with a compensable injury. Conclusions of Australian researchers are contrary to existing guidelines and common beliefs.

Previously there was a common belief that 90% of patients recover within four to six weeks, with our without treatment. But The George Institute for International Health made some experiments which proved that prognosis of recovering from lower back pain is not as good as guidelines and challenges claimed in clinical practice.

Professor Maher said that it was proved that nearly thirty percent of patients did not recover from the original episode of acute back pain within a year. These results are very important because they confirm that low back pain is a serious health problem and there exists significant need for improvement in its management.

During the study, Professor Chris Maher, The George Institute, Australia and colleagues considered 973 patients with acute low back pain for one year. Only 50% of them had fully recovered from the original episode of pain. During one year of study around 40% of patients reported that their back was still causing them pain.

For many people back pain becomes a long-lasting problem that seriously impacts their life. We clearly need to rethink our approach of back pain treatment.

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