Pain Management Table 24 Topical Capsaicin in Post-SCI Pain

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Author Year
Country
Score
Research Design
Total Sample Size

Methods

Outcome

Sandford & Benes 2000
USA
Downs & Black score=4
Case reports
N=8

Population: SCI: Age = 18-66 yrs; Gender: males = 6, females = 2; Level of injury: C6-L5; Severity of injury: complete = 4, incomplete = 4; Cause of injury: MVA = 3, GSW = 3, fall = 1, aneurysm repair = 1.
Treatment: Patients who underwent topical capsaicin therapy to reduce pain were retrospectively reviewed.
Outcome Measures: Reduction in pain.
  1. Patients showed improvement in pain in 1-2 weeks of topical capsaicin therapy.
  2. 2 patients showed long-term efficacy for over 2 years.