Chronic pain  

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Chronic pain has several different meanings in medicine. Traditionally, the distinction between acute and chronic pain has relied upon an arbitrary interval of time from onset.

See also

• Suffering

Conditions related to pain

• Arthritis
• Temporomandibular joint disorder
• Back pain
• Cancer
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Clinical depression
• Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
• Fibromyalgia
• Headache
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Myofascial Pain Syndrome
• Post-Vasectomy Pain Syndrome
• Restless Leg Syndrome
• Sciatica
• Lumbar spinal stenosis and cervical spinal stenosis

Drugs

• Analgesia
• Antiepileptics
  • Gabapentin
  • Pregabalin
  • Levetiracetam
  • Topiramate
  • Lamotrigine
  • Zonisamide
• Antidepressants
• Local anesthetics
  • Ketamine
• Acetaminophen (Paracetamol)
• NSAIDs
• Opioids
• Medical cannabis
• Other agents:
  • Clonidine
  • Ziconotide
  • Tizanidine

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Other approaches in Physical medicine and rehabilitation (Physiatry)

• Cryotherapy
• Exercise
• Hot pack
• Occupational therapy
• Physical therapy
• TENS

Alternative therapies

• Acupuncture
• Chiropractic
• Massage therapy
• Hypnosis
• Behavioral therapy
• Prolotherapy
• Structural Integration

Surgery

• Spinal cord stimulation