Kyle J. Norton
Low back pain is a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) of degenerative disc disease, with pain persisting for longer than 3 months, affecting over 80% of the population in the US alone at some point in their life.
Chronic LBP prevalence in older adults was significantly higher than the 21-to-44-year age group and inflicted more disabled, longer symptom duration, etc.(2). The unique impact of CLBP is unknown(3).
Acute lower back pain is a common musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) caused by injury to the muscles, ligaments, joints, or discs that last less than a few months.
Chronic lower back pain that lasts longer than 6 months, is normally caused by damage to nerves in the lower back which supplies sensation and power to the muscles in the pelvis, legs, and feet.
According to the statistics, up to 80% of the population will experience back pain at some time in their lives. The condition affects people of all ages, particularly in occupations requiring the use of muscles of the lower back.
Worldwide, years lived with a disability caused by low back pain have increased by 54% between 1990 and 2015.
Depending on the severity of the condition, chronic lower back pain can induce symptoms of numbness, tingling, or weakness in one or both legs and intense, constant pain that gets worse at night.
Some people with chronic lower back pain may also experience symptoms of loss of bowel or bladder control and unexplained weight loss.
According to the statistics, the lifetime prevalence of non-specific (common) low back pain is estimated at 60% to 70% in industrialized countries with a one-year prevalent rate ranging from 15% to 45%. The adult incidence of lower back pain is 5% per year.
Comfrey is a perennial plant in the genus of Symphytum, belonging to the family Boraginaceae, native to Europe. It has been used in herbal and traditional medicine to ease excessive bleeding or on open wounds, relieve pain and swelling, treat circulation issues, reduce cholesterol, etc.
In finding a potential compound for the treatment of diseases associated with neuro and muscle pain, researchers examined the effectiveness of herbal medicine, including comfrey for nonspecific low back pain (LBP).
A systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involved in the searching of studies published on numerous electronic databases up to September 2014 found 14 RCTs with 2050 participants/
Capsicum frutescens (cayenne) reduces pain more than placebo.
Although Harpagophytum procumbens (devil's claw), Salix alba (white willow bark), Symphytum officinale L. (comfrey), Solidago chilensis (Brazilian arnica), and Lavender essential oil also seem to reduce pain more than placebo, evidence for these substances was of moderate quality at best.
All tested herbal medicines showed no significant adverse events within the included trials.
Taken altogether, Comfrey and other herbal medicines may be considered a remedy for the treatment of unspecific low back pain, pending the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.
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Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All rights reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10,000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, Best Before it's news, the karate GB Daily, etc.,.
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Nominated for Shorty Award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.
Sources
(1) Herbal Medicine for Low Back Pain: A Cochrane Review by Gagnier JJ1, Oltean H, van Tulder MW, Berman BM, Bombardier C, Robbins CB. (PubMed)
(2) Herbal medicine for low-back pain by Oltean H1, Robbins C, van Tulder MW, Berman BM, Bombardier C, Gagnier JJ. (PubMed)
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