How do members experience Pain management?

Top 5 reported purposes & perceived effectiveness

Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Back pain 58 16
Pain 55 8
Fibromyalgia 24 12
Pain in lower back 8 3
Joint pain 5 0

Common side effects

Side effect Patients Percentage
Constipation 9
Nausea 3
Chronic constipation 2
Nerve pain (neuralgia) 2
Pain 2
Abdominal pain 1

Side effect severity

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 5
Moderate 11
Mild 13
None 22

Member evaluations

debburdsall

evaluated on Dec 01, 2011

  • Perceived effectiveness for chronic pain: Moderate
  • Side effects: Mild

kells2kells

evaluated on Feb 01, 2010

  • Perceived effectiveness for chronic pain: Major
  • Side effects: Moderate