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.

Symptom severities

Severe	301
Moderate	225
Mild	60
None	20

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	147
Oxycontin	137
Fentanyl Transdermal Patch	130
Methadone	113
Duloxetine	75
Morphine Sulfate ER	61
Morphine	52
Pain management	39
Hydromorphone	39
MS Contin	32
Cymbalta	31
Aleve	28
TENS Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation	26
Dilaudid	26
Morphine Sulfate IR (MSIR)	22
Avinza	19
Vicodin	17
Piroxicam	15
Amitriptyline	14
Duragesic-50	13
Percocet 10/325	13
Psychologist	12
Tramadol	11
Duragesic-100	10
Vicoprofen	10
Gabapentin	9
Pain Clinic	9
Duragesic-75	8
Oxycodone	8
Exalgo (hydromorphone ER)	8