A Danish study in the European Spine Journal received some publicity last week when it showed that 40% of chronic back pain could be helped with antibiotics rather than surgery.
This study supported previous studies which have demonstrated that many patients undergoing surgery for a first-time disc herniation have a bacterial infection. An item on ABC's PM program sought the reaction of Peter Wilde, President of the Spine Society of Australia.
Ask your librarian for the full text of the article, Eur Spine J (2013) 22:697–707 DOI 10.1007/s00586-013-2675-y. "Antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and vertebral bone edema (Modic type 1 changes): a double-blind randomized clinical controlled trial of efficacy" by Hanne B. Albert et al.
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