Dr. Allen Chen explains how "Doctors Have Been Treating Lower Back Pain All Wrong" in Huffington Post's Article
In Huffington Post's article titled " Doctors have Been Treating Lower Back Pain All Wrong (link is external) ," Dr. Allen Chen's patient describes her positive experience with physical therapy, a non-drug treatment she was prescribed to alleviate her back pain. This is just one example of the efficacy of non-opioid treatments for treating back pain. In previous years, the first line of defense would be prescription medication. However, with the ACP guidelines, things are beginning to change. Dr. Chen states that "there's been a push over the past few years in my practice and in many others to push away from medications - particularly opioids" http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/rehab/dr-allen-chen-explains-how-doctors-have-been-treating-lower-back-pain-all-wrong-huffington-posts