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Chronic pain Report

Pain is an unpleasant sensation in the body, which can be localized or generalized. Pain can be a primary disease symptom or can be caused by problems related to immobility, cramps or spasms, poor positioning while seated, joint dislocation, injury from falls, or pain during transfers.


What we've learned from patients who report Chronic pain

Symptom severities

Severe
 195
Moderate
 148
Mild
 42
None
 18

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Chronic pain

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Chronic pain
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Oxycontin 120   Oxycontin: 31%
Heating Pad-Hot Packs 120   Heating Pad-Hot Packs: 31%
Methadone 87   Methadone: 23%
Duloxetine 77   Duloxetine: 20%
Fentanyl Transdermal Patch 73   Fentanyl Transdermal Patch: 19%
Morphine Sulfate ER 44   Morphine Sulfate ER: 11%
Pain management 31   Pain management: 8%
Aleve 29   Aleve: 8%
Morphine Sulfate 26   Morphine Sulfate: 7%
Cymbalta 26   Cymbalta: 7%
TENS Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation 25   TENS Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation: 6%
Hydromorphone 20   Hydromorphone: 5%
MS Contin 18   MS Contin: 5%
Avinza 18   Avinza: 5%
Vicodin 16   Vicodin: 4%
Amitriptyline 13   Amitriptyline: 3%
Percocet 10/325 13   Percocet 10/325: 3%
Psychologist 12   Psychologist: 3%
Piroxicam 11   Piroxicam: 3%
Duragesic-50 11   Duragesic-50: 3%
Vicoprofen 11   Vicoprofen: 3%
Morphine Sulfate IR (MSIR) 10   Morphine Sulfate IR (MSIR): 3%
Tramadol 9   Tramadol: 2%
Pain Clinic 8   Pain Clinic: 2%
Dilaudid 8   Dilaudid: 2%
Duragesic-100 8   Duragesic-100: 2%
Oxycodone 8   Oxycodone: 2%
Gabapentin 7   Gabapentin: 2%
Alpha-Stim 7   Alpha-Stim: 2%
Duragesic-75 7   Duragesic-75: 2%

Report created on May 21, 2012.