Conventional treatments for chronic lower back pain do not demonstrate impressive results. This fact is not disputed. However, a breakthrough treatment, pioneered by Dr Hanne Albert, using antibiotics to treat chronic lower back pain, has reported remarkable success in clinical trials. The recently published research, demonstrates how patients suffering with Modic changes which have been Read More

There has been a flurry of media activity regarding Dr Hanne Albert’s recently published and ground breaking research in the treatment of a subgroup of chronic low back pain patients with antibiotics. All of these patients had demonstrable Modic changes on their MRI scans. In my opinion, Dr Albert’s study – the result of many Read More

A recent breakthrough by colleagues of mine at the University of Southern Denmark has cast new light on a condition afflicting tens of thousands of people, suffering from lower back pain. Having monitored the progress of this research, I am delighted to be a part of this esteemed group of scientists and play such an Read More

On Tuesday 7 May 2013 a press conference was held at the Royal Society of Medicine at which the most ground breaking discovery in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic lower back pain in decades was presented. The research was carried out at the University of Southern Denmark and was led by Dr Hanne Albert, Read More