But researchers in Australia found that it didn’t work any better than dummy pills in helping people who had back pain for less than ... which treatment would be best for you.

The long quest for powerful non-opioid drugs that treat pain without risk of addiction is nearing a milestone, in the form of a pill that could soon win approval from the Food and Drug Administration.

Most of us regularly take over-the-counter painkillers - but which one is best? Dr Chris van Tulleken explains that which pill you choose should depend on the type of pain you’re experiencing.

Could taking a placebo, a pill which contains nothing but ... A recent small study looking at the characteristics of back pain sufferers who responded best to placebo treatment, found those ...