Medication for low back pain

Abstract

Medication is one of the basic conservative treatments for low back pain. The most popular medicines used for low back pain are nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). In addition to NSAIDs, depending on the patient symptoms, muscle relaxants, tranqulizer, or antidepressants are also used. When medication is done, we should take into account the effects and the side effects of each drug, patient pathology, complaints, age, degree of pain, and/or the general conditions. In this article, the author discussed the characteristics of the drugs for low back pain and future perspectives of medical treatment.