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What is Pain management?

Category: Lifestyle Modifications

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In addition to medication adjustments and other therapies pain management may be helped with lifestyle changes such as eating a balanced diet, getting adequate sleep and appropriate exercise.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Back pain 38 7
Pain 37 3
Fibromyalgia 11 3
Pain in lower back 7 3
Abdominal pain 4 0

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  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 3
Moderate 7
Mild 10
None 17

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Pain management

Side effect Patients Percentage
Constipation 9
Nausea 3
Pain 3
Chronic constipation 2
Nerve pain (neuralgia) 2
Abdominal pain 1

Show all 29 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Pain management

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Other 6
Course of treatment ended 3
Did not seem to work 2
Change in health plan coverage 1
Doctor's advice 1
Expense 1
Side effects too severe 1
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Duration

Stopped using Pain management

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 2
1 - 6 months 4
6 months - 1 year 2
2 - 5 years 3
5 - 10 years 1
10 years or more 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 25
Usually 6
Sometimes 4
Never taken as prescribed 2
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 2
Somewhat hard to take 9
A little hard to take 9
Not at all hard to take 17
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 3
$100-199 2
$50-99 2
$25-49 2
< $25 15
Not specified 13

What people switch to and from

Patients stopped using Pain management and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Gabapentin (Neurontin) 1
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2 patient evaluations for Pain management

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Dec 1, 2011 (Started Jan 30, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for chronic pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (muscle and joint pain)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: Monthly
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Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 1, 2010 (Started Apr 01, 1993)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for chronic pain)
  • Side effects
    Moderate
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: All the time (24/7)
  • 0 helpful marks
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