Press release
GOsC welcomes new evidence-based guidance on  treatment of back pain
Patients will benefit from an innovative new approach to low back pain treatment, according to new guidelines published today by the National
Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).   
Manual therapy, as practised by osteopaths, which includes spinal manipulation, mobilisation and massage, is recommended by NICE to assist
clinicians improve the early management of persistent non-specific low back pain.  Low back pain: Early management of persistent non-specific low back pain focuses on patients who “have been in pain for longer than six weeks
but less than one year, where pain may be linked to structures in the back such as joints, muscles and ligaments”.  
“The GOsC welcomes recommendations that will improve patient access to sound, evidence-based care for a health problem that causes 2.5 million people each year to seek help from their GP,” says Evlynne Gilvarry, Chief
Executive & Registrar of the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC), the UK Statutory Regulator of Osteopaths.   
“Osteopaths are playing an increasingly central role in tackling this costly and debilitating condition.  These recommendations will help health professionals
work together to provide each patient with effective care best suited to their needs.  NICE has provided the clear and consistent advice much-needed by
patients and practitioners.”