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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
|
150 |  |
|---|---|---|
|
Moderate
|
97 |  |
|
Mild
|
42 |  |
|
None
|
13 |  |
What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Chronic pain
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heating Pad-Hot Packs | 111 |  |
|
| Oxycontin | 102 | |
|
| Duloxetine | 75 | |
|
| Methadone | 73 | |
|
| Fentanyl Transdermal Patch | 46 | |
|
| Morphine Sulfate ER | 34 | |
|
| Aleve | 29 | |
|
| Pain management | 27 | |
|
| TENS Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation | 25 | |
|
| Cymbalta | 22 | |
|
| Hydromorphone | 17 | |
|
| Avinza | 16 | |
|
| Vicodin | 15 | |
|
| Morphine Sulfate | 14 | |
|
| Percocet 10/325 | 13 | |
|
| Amitriptyline | 13 | |
|
| Psychologist | 12 | |
|
| Vicoprofen | 11 | |
|
| Duragesic-50 | 11 | |
|
| Piroxicam | 9 | |
|
| Tramadol | 9 | |
|
| Morphine Sulfate IR (MSIR) | 9 | |
|
| Oxycodone | 8 | |
|
| Gabapentin | 8 | |
|
| Pain Clinic | 8 | |
|
| Alpha-Stim | 7 | |
|
| Physical activity and exercise as tolerated | 6 | |
|
| Wellbutrin | 6 | |
|
| Yoga | 6 | |
|
| Duragesic-100 | 6 | |
Report created on February 11, 2012.