Back pain: Management
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Managing back pain
Back pain frequently resolves within a few weeks or months.1,2
However, sometimes the pain can persist over the long term, or keep recurring.1
Here we review physiotherapeutic and pharmacological treatment options to help your patients manage their back pain.2–4
Guideline recommendations for treating back pain
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Guidance on managing back pain recommends multimodal intervention
Recommendations from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and the American College of Physicians are available guiding the pharmacological and non-pharmacological management of lower back pain.2–4
This advice covers several modes of intervention:
- Exercise
- Pharmacological treatments
- Manual therapy
- Physical and/or psychological therapy
How can Laura and Riya be helped?
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Laura
Voltaren Emulgel contain an active ingredient that not only gives pain relief but treats the root cause: inflammation.
Understanding back pain
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Signs and symptoms
Explore an overview of how to recognise back and pain and know when to refer patients.
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Overview of sprains and strains
Find out about how prevalent sprains and strains are, and meet two patients with these problems.
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Voltaren Emulgel for back pain
Relieves pain, reduces inflammation and speeds recovery.5-7
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Voltaren Emulgel has a reduced systemic side-effect risk vs oral NSAIDs’8,9
The low systemic absorption of Voltaren Emulgel means that it has a reduced risk of systemic side effects.7,8,9*
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Review tools to help you with Voltaren Emulgel product for your patient.