What are the most effective treatments for chronic back pain?

Chronic back pain is one of the most common health problems in the world, yet it remains one of the most misunderstood.

If you’ve been living with persistent back pain for months or years, you’ve probably discovered that there’s no shortage of treatments promising relief. Medications, injections, surgery, physiotherapy, exercise programs, manual therapies, and psychological approaches all compete for attention.

The challenge is that many people spend years moving from one treatment to another without achieving lasting improvement. But what treatments actually work?