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• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 61-80 >> Interview CP43 >> Had facet joint injections but found them very painful and did not get any relief from them.

Back pain since accident at home in 1993. Treatments: Facet joint injections. Pain management: In-patient NHS pain management programme. Current medication: co-dydramol Past medication: co-proxamol.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP18 >> Eventually had facet joint injections and found that they relieved her pain for two weeks and she could resume normal activity.

Back pain since car accident, 1978. Treatments: Facet joint injections, TENS. Current Medication: dihydrocodeine, co-proxomol, buprenorphine (Temgesic) for flare-up, diazepam for muscle spasms. Past medication: Diclofenac.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP29 >> Was frustrated that the pain clinic seemed to follow a protocol for backs and didn't listen to him.

Back pain since, 1990. Surgery: Discectomy 1990, Discectomy 1991, Spinal stabilisation 1997, Bone fusion 2003. Treatment: Epidural steroid injections. TENS. Pain management: Going on Expert Patient Programme. Current medication: morphine, codeine, tramadol. Past Medication: fentanyl.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP46 >> Described how you get referred to a pain management programme and the difference between pain management programmes and pain clinics.

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

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP29 >> Had some steroid injections into his spine but knew they weren't a long-term solution because steroids can cause bone degeneration.

Back pain since, 1990. Surgery: Discectomy 1990, Discectomy 1991, Spinal stabilisation 1997, Bone fusion 2003. Treatment: Epidural steroid injections. TENS. Pain management: Going on Expert Patient Programme. Current medication: morphine, codeine, tramadol. Past Medication: fentanyl.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP27 >> Had an epidural, which helped him get back on his feet, but was put off having more when he asked about side effects.

Back pain since 1994. Treatments: Physiotherapy. Epidural steroid injections. Pain management: One-to-one counselling with psychologist. Current medication: Uses medication for flare up. Buprenorphine (Temgesic), co-proxamol, paracetamol, meloxicam, diclofenac.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP08 >> Explains that epidurals can cause a sudden drop in blood pressure. He found the relief minimal and short lived and wouldn't bother again.

Back pain following injury working with horses 1999. Surgery: Discectomy, 1999. Treatment: Pain Clinic for epidural steroid injection. Current medication: co-codamol (Tylex), codeine phosphate, tramadol.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP32 >> His nerve pain is much relieved by morphine patches and the anticonvulsant gabapentin.

Back and right leg pain following spinal stroke, 1997. Treatments: Nurse led Pain Clinic. Advice and medication. Current medication: morphine patches and gabapentin. Past medication: amitriptyline, dihydrocodeine.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 61-80 >> Interview CP09 >> Said that epidural steroid injections became less effective.

Back/neck pain since 1994. Spinal compression and arthritis. Surgery: Disc surgery in neck and surgery on lower back. Treatment: Epidural steroid injections. Pain management: Out-patient NHS pain management programme. Current medication: rofecoxib (Vioxx), amitriptyline, tramadol for flare-up. Past medication: morphine (oral and patches).

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 31-40 >> Interview CP21 >> Found that epidural steroid injections only helped her leg pain and not her back pain but she thinks they are worth it.

Back pain came on after injury at work, 1993. Surgery: Discectomy. Treatments: Pain clinic. Epidural steroid injections. Pain management: NHS outpatient pain management course. Current medication: dihydrocodeine, tramadol (slow release), amitriptyline, gabapentin.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 20-30 >> Interview CP23 >> Finds the pain clinic very helpful with her medication but would prefer to see the same doctor every time.

Pain due to damage to spinal cord from Chiari I Malformation and syringomyelia. Pain started 1997. Surgery: Essential cranial cervical decompression and laminectomy, 1999. Treatment: Pain Clinic for medication. Current medication: gabapentin (Neurontin), dothiepin, tramadol.

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Medical treatments and pain clinics