Table 2 Treatments related to pain management. Data were collected by interview with participants and supplemented, when available, by examination of their medical charts

From: Assessment of pain symptoms and quality of life using the International Spinal Cord Injury Data Sets in persons with chronic spinal cord injury

Ā 

Participants (%)

A. Pharmacological

Ā 

ā€ƒAnti-epileptics (pregabalin, gabapentin)

32

ā€ƒNSAIDS with Aspirin

32

ā€ƒNSAIDS without Aspirin

19

ā€ƒOpioids (morphine, oxycodone, buprenorphine)

26

ā€ƒBenzodiazepines

10

ā€ƒAnti-depressants

6.5

ā€ƒMuscle relaxers

3

ā€ƒEpidural steroid injection

3

B. Non-pharmacological

ā€ƒPhysical therapy

13

ā€ƒMassage

3

ā€ƒHeat

3

ā€ƒMagnet therapy

3

  1. Total percent exceeds 100%, due to participants using more than one therapeutic strategy