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Patients’ rating of treatment effectiveness
| Treatment | n | Effective to a large extent | Not at all effective |
| Acupuncture/magnetising | 6 | 83% | - |
| Massage/relaxation | 75 | 59% | 3% |
| Physiotherapy and exercise | 16 | 69% | 6% |
| Psychological treatment | 11 | 54% | 11% |
| Opioids | 11 | 54% | 9% |
| Anticonvulsants | 32 | 47% | 6% |
Adapted from Heutink et al. Chronic spinal cord injury pain: pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments and treatment effectiveness. Disabil Rehabil. 2011;33:433-440.
