The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced late Thursday it has approved expanding the use of Eli Lilly's ( LLY ) blockbuster antidepressant Cymbalta to treat chronic musculoskeletal pain, such as osteoarthritis and lower back pain. "Up to three ... Read more »
FDA Approves Cymbalta for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain – WebMD
Nov. 5, 2010 – A drug used to treat depression, anxiety, fibromyalgia, and diabetic neuropathy has been approved by the FDA for a new use -- to treat chronic musculoskeletal pain, including pain caused by osteoarthritis and chronic low back pain Read more »
Antidepressant Gets Nod for Treatment of Back Pain – MedPage Today
WASHINGTON -- The FDA has approved duloxetine hydrochloride (Cymbalta), an antidepressant, to treat chronic back pain and osteoarthritis pain. The FDA granted the new indication based on results of four double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical ... Read more »
Scientists uncover Achilles heel of chronic inflammatory pain – Genetic Engineering News
Researchers have made a discovery that could lead to a brand new class of drugs to treat chronic pain caused by inflammatory conditions such as arthritis and back pain without numbing the whole body. The team, funded by ... Read more »
Scientists uncover Achilles heel of chronic inflammatory pain – Phramalive.com
LONDON, 17 August 2010 - Researchers have made a discovery that could lead to a brand new class of drugs to treat chronic pain caused by inflammatory conditions such as arthritis and back pain without numbing the whole ... Read more »
An Effective, Minimally Invasive Way to Treat Chronic Lumbar Pain – Dynamic Chiropractic
An Effective, Minimally Invasive Way to Treat Chronic Lumbar Pain Dynamic Chiropractic One such paper may change our view of chronic back pain treatment. Read more »
Study: Riskier surgeries for back pain raise costs – The Durango Herald
Study: Riskier surgeries for back pain raise costs The Durango Herald There's little agreement about the best way to treat chronic lower back pain , and much depends on what's causing the pain. Patients should ask their doctors .. Read more »
Guideline: Widely Used Device For Pain Therapy Not Recommended For Chronic Low Back Pain (Medical News Today)
A new guideline issued by the American Academy of Neurology finds that transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS), a widely used pain therapy involving a portable device, is not recommended to treat chronic low-back pain pain that has persisted for three months or longer because research shows it is not effective. The guideline is published in the December 30, 2009, online issue of ... Read more »
Guideline: Widely used device for pain therapy not recommended for chronic low back pain (PhysOrg)
A new guideline issued by the American Academy of Neurology finds that transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS), a widely used pain therapy involving a portable device, is not recommended to treat chronic low-back pain -- pain that has persisted for three months or longer -- because research shows it is not effective. Read more »
Popular Treatment for Low-Back Pain Doesn’t Work (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News)
Mild electric shocks supplied by a portable device, a process called TENS, have been used for years to treat chronic low-back pain. Read more »
