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. 2020 Sep 11;21(11):2661–2675. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnaa239

Table 2.

Modulating factors

Demographics Comorbidities Treatments Functional Status Other Pain Dx:
  • Age (>18 yo)

  • Gender

  • Race

  • Ethnicity

  • Marital status

  • Education

  • Employment status

  • Litigation

  • BMI/truncal obesity

  • ETOH use

  • Opioid use

  • Smoking

  • Psychiatric dx

  • Illicit drug use

  • Musculoskeletal

  • Congenital stenosis

  • Genetic

  • Pregnancy

  • NSAID intolerance

  • Depression

  • Anxiety

  • Psychology/CBT

  • Injections

  • Previous ablation

  • Physical therapy

  • Nonopioid medications

  • Baseline disability/WC

  • Physical

  • Emotional

  • Social satisfaction

  • Pain expectation

  • Catastrophizing

  • Chores

  • Walking

  • Stairs

  • ADLs

  • Errands/shop

  • Sleep

  • Headache

  • Widespread pain

  • Abdominal pain

  • Extremity pain

ADLs = activities of daily living; BMI = body mass index; ETOH = alcohol; Dx = diagnoses; NSAID = nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; PT = physical therapy; WC = workers’ compensation.