A literature study published in the February 2009 issue of The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons finds that in most cases of symptomatic lumbar degenerative disk disease, a common cause of low back pain, the most effective treatment is simply a combination of physical therapy and anti-inflammatory medication. According to the review findings:
1. 90 percent of patients with low back pain will see their symptoms fade on their own within three months.
2. Most of those patients will recover within six weeks.
Therefore, the researchers determined that, barring an emergency, the initial treatment of all patients with low back pain should be noninvasive.
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