Table 1.
Clinical characteristics for chronic back pain patients
| CBP Patients | Age (years) | Sex | Pain duration (years) | VAS | Below knee radiation |
Herniated disc |
Medications |
| 1 | 58 | M | 5 | 70 | Yes | Yes | Ibuprofen/acetaminophen |
| 2 | 29 | F | 3 | 60 | Yes | No MRI | none |
| 3 | 32 | F | 7 | 80 | No | Yes | Valium, skelaxin, naproxen, ibuprofen |
| 4 | 43 | F | 12 | 50 | No | Yes | Acetaminophen/naproxen |
| 5 | 59 | M | 30 | 65 | Yes | No | Ibuprofen |
| 6 | 47 | M | 10 | 55 | Yes | Yes | Ibuprofen/Flexeril |
| 7 | 68 | M | 4 | 60 | No | No | Ibuprofen |
Herniated disc, based on spinal MRI. M = male, F = female. VAS score is for spontaneous pain.