Chronic back pain?

Posted on June 25, 2013 by KG

This is interesting:
‘A group of researchers in Denmark recently discovered a 90-day course of antibiotics led to a 75% success rate in reducing or eliminating lower back pain for 29 patients who completed the study.
All participants had been diagnosed with a herniated disc and modic changes (MRI indicated swelling of vertebral bone tissue) in an earlier study. The working theory, now being tested in a larger study, is anaerobic bacterial infection in the patients’ herniated disc tissue led to inflammation and lower back pain…’

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7 Responses to Chronic back pain?

  1. Contempt says:
    June 26, 2013 at 01:40

    makes sense when you know someone with chronic back pain or are familiar with deep-seated infections.

  2. Darin says:
    June 26, 2013 at 04:13

    Probably the same bug that’s responsible for much of the cardiovascular ailments we have too.

  3. mawm says:
    June 26, 2013 at 07:46

    It took many years to discover that peptic ulcers were caused by a bacterium and now there is some evidence that bacteria are involved in the formation of atheromatous plaques which cause blockage of the coronary arteries. It must be global warming, or genetically modified food or something else anthropogenic that has cast this plague upon mankind. :shock:

    • KG says:
      June 26, 2013 at 09:10

      :lol: But of course–bacteria never existed before evil white Westerners invented capitalism and carbon emissions…….

      • Darin says:
        June 26, 2013 at 10:05

        And there are links between Viruses and some forms of Cancer,HPV for starters.

      • mawm says:
        June 26, 2013 at 11:32

        Yep Darin. Diseases such as Kaposi’s sarcoma (not the HIV related one) and some leukaemias have identified viral causes. HPV is certainly responsible for genital (and now oral and throat) cancer.