Back pain and related conditions
levels of scientific evidence for specific therapies


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Grade: B (Good Scientific Evidence)
Therapy Specific therapeutic Use(s)
Devil's claw
Low back pain
Willow bark
Lower back pain
Traditional or Theoretical Uses which Lack Sufficient Evidence
Therapy Specific therapeutic Use(s)
Aconite
Chronic low back pain
Alizarin
Sciatica (leg pain)
Alkanna
Back pain
Arnica
Back pain
Astaxanthin
Back pain (chronic)
Bacopa
Back pain
Barberry
Back pain (mid and low)
Belladonna
Sciatica (back and leg pain)
Black cohosh
Back pain
Bromelain
Back pain
Bulbous buttercup
Sciatica
Burdock
Back pain
Chamomile
Back pain
Chaparral
Sciatica
Cinnamon
Sciatica (a condition in which pain shoots down an leg or arm as a result of a pinched nerve)
Dong quai
Back pain
Eucalyptus oil
Back pain
Fo-ti
Low back pain
Glucosamine
Back pain
Goldenseal
Sciatica
Guarana
Lower back pain
Holy basil
Lumbar pain
Hops
Spine problems (scoliosis)
Horseradish
Lower back pain
Kudzu
Neck stiffness
Mastic
Sciatica
Nux vomica
Back pain
Rehmannia
Lumbar disc herniation (intervertebral disc protrusion)
Rutin
Neck pain (cervical syndrome)
Scotch broom
Sciatica
Stinging nettle
Sciatica (leg pain)
Thiamin
Low back pain


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