Table 4.

Percentage of Participants With Pain Who Have Tried Each Treatment, Percentage of Participants Who Still Use the Treatment, and Average Relief Rating Associated With Each Treatment

Pain Treatment	All Subjects With Pain (n=57)		Subjects With Severe Pain (n=17)*
	Percentage Tried/Percentage Still Use	Average Relief ± SD	Percentage Tried/Percentage Still Use	Average Relief ± SD
Physical therapy	70/11	5.34±2.86	59/12	4.89±3.55
Nerve blocks	14/0	7.57±1.81	12/0	8.00±2.83
Biofeedback/relaxation training	30/2	3.56±3.20	35/6	4.33±4.41
Acupuncture	26/4	3.73±3.63	29/0	3.60±4.98
Magnets	32/4	2.47±2.67	35/0	2.75±2.99
Massage	51/19	6.68±2.16	53/12	6.63±2.93
Hypnosis	9/4	0.60±1.34	12/6	0.00±0.00
Counseling	16/0	3.00±3.20	18/0	6.00±2.65
Mexiletine	0/0	†	0/0	†
Gabapentin (Neurontin)	16/4	3.22±3.99	13/6	3.50±4.95
Tricyclic antidepressants	26/7	3.85±3.11	24/6	3.33±4.16
Narcotics	56/32	7.13±2.56	53/29	8.11±2.52
Acetaminophen	77/35	4.11±3.17	71/30	4.75±3.55
Aspirin or ibuprofen	74/44	4.88±3.13	65/24	5.45±3.88
Diazepam (Valium)	25/7	7.00±1.81	18/0	6.67±2.08
Carbamazepine (Tegretol)	2/0	8.00±0.00	0/0	†
Baclofen	5/0	1.33±2.31	6/0	0.00±0.00
TENS unit	26/0	3.77±3.44	24/0	2.50±3.32
Phenytoin (Dilantin), anticonvulsants	11/2	3.00±4.69	25/0	2.50±5.00
Chiropractor	30/4	5.25±3.17	47/6	5.88±3.04
Heat	95/47	5.74±2.26	94/47	6.13±1.92
Ice	76/25	5.19±2.75	82/35	5.00±3.01
Marijuana	9/4	5.40±3.29	6/0	8.00±0.00
Strengthening exercises	70/28	3.12±2.83	53/18	3.11±2.98
Range of motion exercises	63/39	4.29±2.90	41/24	3.00±3.00

Abbreviation: TENS, transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation.

^*Severe pain is defined as average pain per week ≥7 on a 0 to 10 NRS.

^†No one reported using the particular pain treatment.