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Chronic pain syndrome

Chronic pain syndrome

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A condition in which pain lasts longer than three months.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Is a type of:

Pain

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common
Preteen
6-13
Very common
Teenager
14-18
Very common
Young adult
19-40
Very common
Middle-aged adult
41-60
Very common

How it can usually be treated?

Incurable but treatment can help

How is it usually diagnosed?

Self-diagnosable

Types of

Causalgia
Condition
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
Condition

Symptoms

Low back pain
Muscle cramps or spasms
Back pain
Muscle pain
Joint pains
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Chronic pain syndrome
Gabapentin
3.6
39 reviews
Lyrica
3.5
37 reviews
Fentanyl
3.3
73 reviews
Morphine
3.3
108 reviews
Tapentadol
3.3
79 reviews
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Medical devices

Neurostimulator

Other treatments

Physical therapy
3.3
3 reviews
Psychotherapy
Counseling

Risk factors

Personal

Cigarette smoking

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