Strategies in Pain Management Gary Ruoff, MD, Mark Lema, MD, PhD Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Volume 25, Issue 2, Pages 21-31 (February 2003) DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00628-0
Fig. 1 Prevalence of dysmenorrhea among 533 women aged 18–45 years.9 Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2003 25, 21-31DOI: (10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00628-0)
Fig. 2 Efficacy of NSAIDs in primary dysmenorrhea. Rate ratio for at least moderate pain relief—review of 31 studies. n = number of studies reviewed.11 Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2003 25, 21-31DOI: (10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00628-0)
Fig. 3 Efficacy of rofecoxib and naproxen sodium in primary dysmenorrhea. Pain relief was rated on a 0–4 scale (0 = none, 4 = complete relief). Mean scores by treatment group are shown.12 Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2003 25, 21-31DOI: (10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00628-0)
Fig. 4 Pain relief following third molar extraction: Mean pain relief over 24 hours. p<0.05 compared to placebo.20 Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2003 25, 21-31DOI: (10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00628-0)
Fig. 5 Pain relief following third molar extraction. Mean pain relief over 24 hours. *p<0.05 vs. placebo and celecoxib at 12 and 24 hours.22 Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2003 25, 21-31DOI: (10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00628-0)
Fig. 6 Efficacy of rofecoxib in chronic lower back pain. Screening (S) to baseline (R) represents washout of previous analgesic. Mean pain intensity as measured on 100 mm visual analogue scale.26 Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2003 25, 21-31DOI: (10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00628-0)
Fig. 7 The harmful effects of unrelieved pain. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2003 25, 21-31DOI: (10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00628-0)
Fig. 8 The WHO Analgesic Ladder for Cancer Pain Management. The WHO analgesic ladder calls for the use of non-opioid analgesics such as NSAIDs or coxibs at all three levels of cancer pain. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2003 25, 21-31DOI: (10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00628-0)