Table 4.
Sample posts relevant to chronic pain detected within the public timelines of our automatically built cohort. The posts present a plethora of information including the types and descriptions of chronic pain, therapies, social support, questions about therapy and chronic pain, self-management strategies, mental health, and treatment access (including health insurance coverage).
| Post | Therap[y|ies] | Therapy type(s) |
|---|---|---|
| stopped my yoga for a couple of weeks and now my back is killing me again | Yoga | Behavioral/physical |
| I have been reducing my opioid dosage after over a decade of taking them for chronic pain (jaw/face) and struggling with them greatly at times. TODAY I AM OFFICIALLY OFF MORPHINE! No more Fentanyl, OxyContin etc. either! Today I am proud of myself! | Opioid | Pharmacological (prescription) |
| Morphine | ||
| Fentanyl | ||
| Oxycontin | ||
| First time I was prescribed Oxycontin, my doctor had me watch a video about how if you truly had chronic pain, you could not become addicted to Oxycontin.I became addicted to Oxycontin.Then I was told I didn't have *real* pain, because if I did, I couldn't have been addicted. | Oxycontin | Pharmacological (prescription) |
| Exercise and diet helped my neck pain way more than those pain meds | Pain meds | Pharmacological and behavioral/physical |
| Exercise | ||
| Diet | ||
| If it weren’t for canabis, I would still be addicted to opioids and my pain would never get better | Cannabis | Pharmacological |
| Opioids | ||
| 'm a chronic pain patient. I used to take 3 big gun oxycontin a day and overuse my scripts. Today, I use cannabis which isn't chemically addictive and has impressive medical benefits for those genuinely sick and standing in need | Oxycontin | Pharmacological |
| Cannabis | ||
| Have you tried acupunctur? My chiro couldn’t help so I tried it & it worked wonders!! J | Acupuncture | Behavioral/physical |
| Chiropractic | ||
| Now I am trying CBD…. Will let ya know if it helps in any way | Cannabidiol | Pharmacological |