Experts have conducted studies on people to determine the effects of painkillers. JAMA Internal Medicine found that ‘for people with chronic low back Experts in Back Pain | Longevity LIVEpain who tolerate the medicine, opioid analgesics provide modest short-term pain relief but the effect is not likely to be clinically important within guideline recommended doses. Evidence on long-term efficacy is lacking. The efficacy of opioid analgesics in acute low back pain is unknown.’

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