Supplements for Back Pain
How to evaluate supplement claims, evidence, product quality, interactions, and cost.
Supplements marketed for inflammation, joints, nerves, or discs include turmeric/curcumin, fish oil, vitamin D, magnesium, glucosamine, collagen, CBD, and many others. Evidence for nonspecific low back pain is limited, inconsistent, or absent. A plausible mechanism or improved blood marker is not the same as meaningful pain or function benefit.
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