Biofreeze Relieves Lower Back Pain Better Than Chiropractic Adjustment in Study!

A recent study determined that Biofreeze, combined with chiropractic care, was beneficial in relieving lower back pain. Amazingly, the study also determined that chiropractic adjustment alone did not show the amount of consistent relief of lower back pain in the 4 week trial. In the United states, lower back pain cost 8.8 billion dollars in worker's compensation claims and accounts for the second leading symptom for patients to seek medical care. Biofreeze uses the principle of cryotherapy which is the application of cold for the treatment of injury and pain. Menthol is the main ingredient and offers a cooling sensation without lowering the temperature of the skin.

Effects of Biofreeze and chiropractic adjustments on acute low back pain: a pilot study. Journal of chiropractic medicine, Vol. 7, No. 2. (June 2008), pp. 59-65, doi:10.1016/j.jcme.2008.02.004 by John Zhang, Dennis Enix, Brian Snyder, Kristan Giggey, Rodger Tepe. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2682942/