https://www.kgou.org/tags/back-pain back pain en-US Copyright Tue, 30 Jul 2013 13:01:00 GMT https://www.kgou.org/health/2013-07-30/doctors-increasingly-ignore-evidence-in-treating-back-pain Some ibuprofen and maybe some physical therapy are all it takes to make most back pain go away. But a study finds that doctors and patients are increasingly turning to fancy scans and opioid painkillers. They typically don't help, and increase the risk of addiction and overdose. Tue, 30 Jul 2013 13:01:00 GMT https://www.kgou.org/health/2013-07-30/doctors-increasingly-ignore-evidence-in-treating-back-pain Nancy Shute