Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for chronic low back pain

Background Chronic back pain is an important health problem. Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely used to treat people with low back pain, especially people with acute back pain. Short term NSAID use is also recommended for pain relief in people with chronic back pain. Two types of NSAIDs are available and used to treat back pain: non‐selective NSAIDs and selective COX‐2 NSAIDs. In 2008, a Cochrane review identified a small...