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• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP45 >> Recommends that people try a TENS machine before they buy one because they don't work for everyone.

Back and ankle pain following accident, 1990. Surgery: Surgery for back and ankle injuries. Treatment: Intensive rehabilitation, TENS. Pain management: One-to-one counselling psychology. Current medication: Morphine (MST Continus), anti inflammatory drugs.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 31-40 >> Interview CP21 >> Received a type of electrical stimulation combined with acupuncture at a pain clinic which gave some temporary relief.

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 41-60 >> Interview CP33 >> Finds the TENS machine easy to use but says it is not practical to carry it about all the time.

Back, leg and shoulder pain following road traffic accident 1986. Treatments: Nurse led pain clinic for advice and medication. Current medication: amitriptyline, co-codomal. Past medication: opioid (Diconal), diazepam, temazepam.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP28 >> Has used a Pain Gone Pen a device similar to TENS and find it helps for short sharp burst of pain relief.

Neck injury during surgery (hysterectomy), 1993. Surgery: Cervical discectomy followed by microsurgery to release trapped nerves. Pain managment: Out-patient pain management clinic. Medication: morphine, co-codamol (Tylex), diclofenac.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP28 >> Has used a Pain Gone Pen a device similar to TENS and find it helps for short sharp burst of pain relief.

Neck injury during surgery (hysterectomy), 1993. Surgery: Cervical discectomy followed by microsurgery to release trapped nerves. Pain managment: Out-patient pain management clinic. Medication: morphine, co-codamol (Tylex), diclofenac.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP33 >> Finds the TENS machine easy to use but says it is not practical to carry it about all the time.

Back, leg and shoulder pain following road traffic accident 1986. Treatments: Nurse led pain clinic for advice and medication. Current medication: amitriptyline, co-codomal. Past medication: opioid (Diconal), diazepam, temazepam.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP45 >> Recommends that people try a TENS machine before they buy one because they don't work for everyone.

Back and ankle pain following accident, 1990. Surgery: Surgery for back and ankle injuries. Treatment: Intensive rehabilitation, TENS. Pain management: One-to-one counselling psychology. Current medication: Morphine (MST Continus), anti inflammatory drugs.