Chronic pain syndrome
A condition in which pain lasts longer than three months.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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What is chronic pain syndrome exactly?
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How do people get chronic pain syndrome?
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What are other chronic pain syndromes/conditions besides fibromyalgia?
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Could you tell me what are other chronic pain syndromes/conditions other than fibromyalgia?
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What is a good treatment for chronic pain syndrome?
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Is there a difference between crps and chronic pain syndrome? If so what's the difference?
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What makes a physician consider a Chronic Pain Syndrome diagnosis in addition to CRPS?
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A 56-year old female asked:
What type of doctor should I see for chronic pain syndrome / nerve pain?
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Is it reasonable for a doctor to recommend somebody with severe chronic pain syndrome to move to a warmer climate?
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What is the typical dose of oxycontin for a 48 year old female with sle, ra, fibromyalgia and chronic pain syndrome?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I have chronic pain syndrome and on the medication suboxone.They refuse to give me sleeping medication. I have tried everything! &cant sleep.Now what?
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A 55-year old female asked:
Is chronic pain syndrome caused by anxiety? Keep having 1 type of pain after another which takes a long time to go away - ankle, lower back, neck, etc
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A 59-year old female asked:
Hello I suffer from Dysthemic Disorder. Most of the times I have a low mood. Zoloft helped for awhile. I read that Clonazepam is good for this disorder. What is a good option since I take meds for chronic pain syndrome. Afraid of interactions. ?
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A 49-year old female asked:
Chronic pain syndrome. What is it? Info on it? Rheumo refer to pain doctor. Have ms. Bad joint pain stiffness. Same as another chronic pain on site
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A 51-year old female asked:
High white blood count, low level of vitamin D, high level of inflammation in blood test, pain in all joint, chronic pain syndrome?
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A 42-year old male asked about a 48-year old female:
What is chronic regional pain syndrome?
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A 34-year old asked:
What exactly is chronic pelvic pain syndrome?
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A 17-year old male asked:
How to know if there is chronic pelvic pain syndrome?
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A 36-year old male asked:
What is chronic pelvic pain syndrome and the symptoms?
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A 40-year old asked:
Can lyrica (pregabalin) help with my chronic myofascial pain syndrome?
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A 37-year old male asked:
I did a ganglion impar block for my chronic pelvic pain syndrome . After two days, the symptoms have become worser than earlier . What can I do now?
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A 34-year old male asked:
Diagnosed with chronic pelvic pain syndrome after being treated for klebsiellia infection found in semen. pain remains. will this go away in time?
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A 36-year old male asked:
Ive had on and off pain in genital area for three years now. Can both Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome and Urethritis come and go over years? Basically the pain comes for weeks then goes away and comes back?
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A 27-year old female asked:
From 2 years I m having only anal sex no vaginal. Is it a reason for chronic pelvic pain syndrome? As 1 day aldo had heavy bleeding in urethra.
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A 37-year old male asked:
I am suffering from severe chronic pelvic pain syndrome for five years now. Did everything. Antibiotics , nerveblock , steroids and etc. Now doctor says that spinal cord stimulation is the last option I have. Does it can ease my pain?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Can oxybutinin be used to treat non bacterial prostatitis/interstitial cystitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome?
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What is chronic complex regional pain syndrome?
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Can Stress Out About Having Chronic Pain (patellofemoral pain syndrome) Make You Have Anxiety. been Having pain forweek now.& then the attacks happen.
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Why should I get a chronicity scan?
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Is it likely that the chronicity of overlap myeloproliferative-myelodysplastic disorder would by itself cause this rising CRP (30.5 mg/L 37.8; 54.3 ; 66.0; 110.0; 126.9; 148.5; 89.6; & 147.3)? It will be investigated bit I still desire an opinion now
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