Pain killers cause stomach ulcers, says study
Posted on: 12/Feb/2017 12:32:00 PM
A new study conducted by The George Institute for Global Health in Australia has said that commonly used pain killers, such as ibuprofen, provide little benefits against back ache and cause side effects such as stomach ulcers and bleeding.
According to the researchers who conducted the study, The study highlights an urgent need to develop new therapies to treat back pain which affects 80 per cent of Australians during their lifetime. Back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide and is commonly managed by prescribing medicines such as anti-inflammatories.
However our results show anti-inflammatory drugs actually only provide very limited short term pain relief. They do reduce the level of pain, but only very slightly, and arguably not of any clinical significance. When you factor in the side effects which are very common, it becomes clear that these drugs are not the answer to providing pain relief to the many millions of Australians who suffer from this debilitating condition every year.
Millions of Australians are taking drugs that not only do not work very well, they are causing harm. We need treatments that will actually provide substantial relief of these people`s symptoms. Better still we need a stronger focus on preventing back pain in the first place. We know that education and exercise programs can substantially reduce the risk of developing low back pain.
