Figures & data
Figure 1 “I am dependent on pain medications. But, they make me very drowsy and keep me from doing what I really want.”
Figure 2 “I feel like a ‘slave’ to pills. But, they help me get through.”
Figure 3 “I spend most of my time in this corner of my house. Everything that I need is here. However, there are lots of things in my home that I don’t have easy access to.”
Figure 4 “The community center is in my view. Chronic pain prevents me from going where I want. Pain leads to isolation.”
Figure 5 “I stay upstairs a lot because the stairs are difficult. I keep everything I need in my room.”
Figure 6 “I would normally wear the red heels, but with the pain I have to wear the white tennis shoes.”
Table 1 Summary of patients’ photographs overall and by chronic pain representative category