Table 3.

Baseline Pain Intensities at Rest and Movement According to the WHO Analgesic Treatment Step.

WHO Analgesic Step Used* Pain at Rest Pain at Movement
Step 1 (n=12) 7.3±2.6 7.1±2.4
8 (2–10) 8 (3–10)

Step 2 (n=3) 6.3±1.1 5±0
7 (5–7) 5 (5–5)

Step 3 (n=54) 6.2±2.3 7.3±2
7 (2–10) 8 (3–10)

Medical Cannabis Only (n=3) 6.6±1.5 7.3±1.5
7 (5–8) 7 (7–9)

Adjuvant Drugs Only (n=1) 7 8

Data presented as mean±SD, median (range).

*WHO step as determined by the type of analgesic medication consumed.
RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2019 July; 10(3): e0016. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2019 July 18. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10369