Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Oct 2017
Institute for Clinical and Economic Review Evidence Report finds cognitive and mind-body therapies for treatment of back pain provide added benefit at reasonable cost
4 October 2017 - More evidence needed to distinguish between therapies and to fully understand their effects in chronic neck pain.
The ICER has released an Evidence Report assessing the comparative clinical effectiveness of several cognitive and mind-body therapies for treatment of chronic low back and neck pain, including acupuncture, cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness-based stress reduction, yoga, and tai chi.
ICER’s review also assessed the value of these therapies for low back pain, but, due to data limitations, did not include value analyses for neck pain.
