Pregabalin for Refractory Radicular Leg Pain due to Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Preliminary Prospective Study

Table 1

Pain DETECT questionnaire [9].

Item	Score
Gradation of pain
(i) Do you suffer from a burning sensation (e.g., stinging nettles) in the marked areas?	0–5
(ii) Do you have a tingling or prickling sensation in the area of your pain (like crawling ants or electrical tingling)?	0–5
(iii) Is light touching (clothing. a blanket) in this area painful?	0–5
(iv) Do you have sudden pain attacks in the area of your pain, like dectric shocks?	0–5
(v) Is cold or heat (bath water) in this area occasionally painful?	0–5
(vi) Do you suffer from a sensation of numbness in the areas that you marked?	0–5
(vii) Does slight pressure in this area, for example, with a finger, trigger pain?	0–5
Pain course pattern
Please select the picture that best describes the course of your pain:
Persistent pain with slight fluctuations	0
Persistent pain with pain attacks
Pain attacks without pain between them	+1
Pain attacks with pain between them	+1
Radiating pain
Does your pain radiate to other regions of your body? Yes/No

For each question: never noticed, 0; hardly noticed, 1: slightly noticed, 2: moderately noticed, 3; strongly noticed, 4; very strongly noticed, 5.