Table 2

Comparison of pain medication use by patients at time of baseline and follow-up.


Before treatment
At time of follow-up

NSAIDS
5
4

Narcotics
10
6

Over the counter analgesia
9
5

Amitryptyline
1
0

• Pain medication information was recorded at either the 3 month or 6 month period, whichever was available. If data was available at both follow-up periods, the later one was used.

Lau et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008 9:151   doi:10.1186/1471-2474-9-151