"According to the latest study, back pain is commonly managed by prescribing medicines such as anti-inflammatory painkillers. The study, involving more than 6,000 people, also found patients taking anti-inflammatory painkillers were 2.5 times more likely to suffer problems such as stomach ulcers and bleeding." Physical therapy treatment vs Painkiller medication The Water Tank Problem and Pain Just imagine a problem, a big water tank which has a hole in it. We try to fill the tank with water,  but the water gets drained away gradually.  Because of the hole, the water will not stay in the tank, instead, it leaks out.  Here, what could be done? We have to fix the hole or Try to fill the tank with water infinitely. Yeah, we would all agree to take the wise decision of fixing the hole in the tank. Logically treating the root cause of the problem (i.e., fixing the hole in the tank) is the best-suited method.  But, often in real life we instead of fixing the hole in the tan...