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• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP24 >> Knows that even people that have no pain can have damage discs in their backs.

Back pain following injury at work, 1994. Treatments: Epidural steroid injections. TENS. Pain management: Graded exercise programme. Outpatient NHS Pain management programme. Current medication: Occasional use of co-proxamol.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 20-30 >> Interview CP42 >> Feels that a diagnosis is in some ways irrelevant because she still has to live with the pain.

Spinal pain. Pain started 1997. Pain management: Advice about pain management from complementary therapist. Current medication: co-dydramol. Past medication: co-codamol.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP36 >> Tests revealed changes to the discs in her back but they did not warrant surgery and she recognises back pain treatment is complex.

Back pain since 1989 (in remission at time of interview). Treatment: Physiotherapy, ultrasound, mobilisation. Pain management: Outpatient NHS Pain management programme. Current medication: None. Past medication: ibuprofen, co-proxamol, diazepam.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 61-80 >> Interview CP41 >> Hoped that tests would reveal something that could be operated on but wasn't surprised that it was not possible.

Back and shoulder pain following fall at home in 1999. Spinal osteoarthritis. Treatments: Epidural steroid injections. TENS. Physiotherapy. Current medication: oxycodone (Oxycontin) Past medication: gabapentin.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP46 >> Had an MRI and was told he had degeneration in his spine and became frightened of moving which he now knows is the wrong thing to do.

Low back pain since 1993. Pain management: In patient NHS pain management programme. Current medication: None

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Publication date: March 2005          Last updated: November 2010.

Review date: November 2012

 

Chronic pain can have a wide range of causes and symptoms. We interviewed 47 people about their experiences of chronic pain. Select from the key topics below, choose from the full list of topics, or explore all the interviews.