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2025 Mar 10


Cochrane Database Syst Rev


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Antidepressants for low back pain and spine-related leg pain.

Authors

Ferraro MC, Urquhart DM, Ferreira GE, Wewege MA, Abdel Shaheed C, Traeger AC, Hoving JL, Visser EJ, McAuley JH, Cashin AG

Abstract

Antidepressants are commonly used to treat low back pain and spine-related leg pain. However, their benefits and harms are uncertain. This is an update of a 2008 Cochrane review of antidepressants for non-specific low back pain.