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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
306
Moderate
214
Mild
62
None
19

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
Heating Pad-Hot Packs 144   Heating Pad-Hot Packs: 25%
Oxycontin 135   Oxycontin: 23%
Fentanyl Transdermal Patch 129   Fentanyl Transdermal Patch: 22%
Methadone 111   Methadone: 19%
Duloxetine 75   Duloxetine: 13%
Morphine Sulfate ER 60   Morphine Sulfate ER: 10%
Morphine 50   Morphine: 9%
Hydromorphone 39   Hydromorphone: 7%
Pain management 37   Pain management: 6%
MS Contin 32   MS Contin: 6%
Cymbalta 30   Cymbalta: 5%
Aleve 29   Aleve: 5%
TENS Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation 26   TENS Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation: 4%
Dilaudid 24   Dilaudid: 4%
Morphine Sulfate IR (MSIR) 21   Morphine Sulfate IR (MSIR): 4%
Avinza 19   Avinza: 3%
Vicodin 16   Vicodin: 3%
Piroxicam 15   Piroxicam: 3%
Amitriptyline 13   Amitriptyline: 2%
Duragesic-50 13   Duragesic-50: 2%
Percocet 10/325 13   Percocet 10/325: 2%
Psychologist 12   Psychologist: 2%
Tramadol 11   Tramadol: 2%
Vicoprofen 10   Vicoprofen: 2%
Duragesic-100 10   Duragesic-100: 2%
Gabapentin 9   Gabapentin: 2%
Duragesic-75 8   Duragesic-75: 1%
Oxycodone 8   Oxycodone: 1%
Pain Clinic 8   Pain Clinic: 1%
Kadian 8   Kadian: 1%

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