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Lower Back Pain After Spinal Tap
Researchers say two widely used treatments for acute lower back pain--non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and spinal manipulation--don't help the condition. Instead, new guidelines recommend that patients remain active and take relatively simple pain meds such as acetaminophen to ease low-back pain.
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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