Research Bytes – Are opioids more harm than help for back pain?

4 Mar

Written By Krista Verlis

Dr Caitlin Jones aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of opioids for low back pain, and uncovered some interesting findings in her research. Listen to find out more, you can read her paper here: Opioid analgesia for acute low back pain and neck pain (the OPAL trial): a randomised placebo-controlled trial.

Krista Verlis

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