Aspirin in chloroform as an effective adjuvant in the management of chronic neurogenic pain.

Abstract

To evaluate the effectiveness of topical application of aspirin in chloroform as an adjuvant in the management of chronic neurogenic pain. Intervention study, nonrandomized before-and-after trial. A department of physical medicine and rehabilitation in a tertiary-care university teaching hospital. Fifteen adults who presented with severe, chronic neurogenic pain in whom, conventional methods of treatment were unsuccessful in alleviating the pain. A solution of aspirin (acetyl salicylic acid) in chloroform was applied over the painful areas. A numerical scale from 0 to 100 was used to measure the severity of pain. Seventy-four percent of patients showed a good response, 13% had fair response, and in 13% there was no response. Aspirin in chloroform solution is a simple and effective adjuvant in the management of chronic neurogenic pain.