Spine
No significant improvement in back pain/disability with intranasal calcitonin intervention
Eur Spine J. 2006 Mar;15(3):356-62. Epub 2005 Sep 29110 postmenopausal osteoporotic women with chronic low back pain were randomised to receive either an intranasal salmon calcitonin with oral calcium intervention or an oral calcium intervention only. The patients were part of three groups, based on the presence of vertebral fractures, degenerative disorders, or non specific chronic back pain with no evidence of vertebral deformities.The primary outcome was back pain and disability. The results indicated that no significant improvement in pain and disability was observed with the intranasal calcitonin intervention.
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