Table 2.
Sex, age | Index chronic pain condition | Duration of chronic pain (y) | Comorbid painful conditions | Comorbid medical diagnoses | Analgesic medications | Intervention | |
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1 | F, 36 | CRPS of left upper extremity | 1.0 | None | None | Pregabalin, amitriptyline, baclofen, oxycodone | Left stellate ganglion block |
2 | F, 57 | CRPS of right upper extremity | 0.5 | Thoracic outlet syndrome | Endometriosis, bipolar 1, asthma, GERD, panic disorder | Naltrexone, cannabidiol, cyclobenzaprine, depakote, gabapentin, nortriptyline | Right stellate ganglion block |
3 | F, 33 | Lumbar radiculopathy with right lower extremity pain | 3.5 | Sacroiliac joint dysfunction Postlaminectomy syndrome | None | Acetaminophen, celecoxib, cyclobenzaprine, duloxetine, ibuprofen, tizanidine, tramadol | Lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injection at right S1 |
4 | F, 66 | Lumbar radiculopathy with left lower extremity pain | 5.0 | Lumbar spondylosis | Asthma, diabetes, hypertension, incontinence, Depression | Cyclobenzaprine, pregabalin | Lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injection at left L5 |
5 | F, 45 | CRPS of left lower extremity | 3.6 | None | None | Alpha lipoic acid, tizanidine, tramadol, turmeric | Left lumbar sympathetic block |
6 | M, 37 | CRPS of left upper extremity | 1.0 | Phantom limb pain | None | Diclofenac, nortriptyline, sertraline, pregabalin, amitriptyline | Left stellate ganglion block |
7 | F, 47 | CRPS of left lower extremity | 3.1 | Migraine Knee osteoarthritis |
Adhesive capsulitis, hypertension, GERD | Baclofen, cyclobenzaprine, gabapentin, ibuprofen | Left lumbar sympathetic block |
8 | F, 39 | CRPS of right upper extremity | 1.7 | None | PCOS, hypertension, asthma, diabetes, depression | Meloxicam, naltrexone, pregabalin | Stellate ganglion block |
9 | F, 31 | CRPS of right upper extremity | 0.9 | None | Depression | Acetaminophen, cyclobenzaprine, ibuprofen, methocarbamol, pregabalin, naltrexone | Stellate ganglion block |
10 | F, 42 | Facet arthropathy with axial low back pain | 3.1 | Cervical radiculopathy Migraine Sacroiliac joint dysfunction |
GAD, hypothyroidism | Gabapentin | Local anesthetic medial branch nerve blocks to facet joints at lumbar levels, left L3, L4, L5, and S1 |
11 | F, 63 | Lumbar radiculopathy of with bilateral lower extremity radiation | 1.9 | Sacroiliac joint dysfunction Postlaminectomy syndrome Lumbar radiculopathy | Hypothyroidism, GERD, hyperlipidemia |
Celecoxib, cyclobenzaprine, gabapentin | Lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injection (selective nerve root injection) at right L4 |
12 | F, 35 | CRPS of right lower extremity | 0.4 | Hip osteoarthritis | Anxiety, hypertension | Diclofenac, duloxetine DR, mirtazapine, naltrexone, pregabalin | Lumbar sympathetic block |
CRPS, complex regional pain syndrome; F/M, female and male.