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:::::Pain Physician:::::

Editor-in-Chief: Alan David Kaye, MD, PhD
Managing Editor: Bert Fellows, MA

Pain Physician is the official publication of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP). The open access journal is published 6 times a year.

Pain Physician is a peer-reviewed, multi-disciplinary, open access journal written by and directed to an audience of interventional pain physicians, clinicians and basic scientists with an interest in interventional pain management and pain medicine.

Pain Physician presents the latest studies, research, and information vital to those in the emerging specialty of interventional pain management – and critical to the people they serve.

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Current issue highlights: (March 2025, Volume 28, Issue 2)

  1. The Effect of Local Skin Precooling on Alleviating Injection Site Pain in Patients With Androgenetic Alopecia Receiving a Scalp Nerve Block
    Retrospective Study
    Rashid M. Rashid , Kenneth D. Candido , Shariq Ibrahim , Bangda Chai, MD, PhD, Ling Gao, PhD, Yanling Song, MD, Yue Wang, MD, Xiaowen Pan, BN, Wenjun Le, PhD, Weiting Liu, MD, and Zhongmin Liu, MD, PhD.
  2. The Efficacy of the Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression (MILD®) Procedure: A PRISMA-compliant Systemic Review and Meta-analysis
    Systematic Review
    Xin-yu Zhang, MD, Jian-li Zhao, MD, PhD, Ya-jing Wang, MD, PhD, Jie Luan, MD, Hong-qi Lin, MD, PhD, and Dajie Wang, MD.
  3. Nerve Block Efficacy and Safety for Acute Thoracic Herpes Zoster: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
    Systematic Review
    Chiao-Ming Chuang, MD, Chung-Ren Lin, MD, PhD, and Yu-Lien Hsieh, MD.
  4. Accuracy of Imaging in Dynamic Spondylolisthesis: Emerging Strategies and Understanding for Pain Physicians: A Systematic Review
    Systematic Review
    Mihir Jani, MD, Eli Dayon, DO, Nimesha Mehta, DO, Kunal Aggarwal, MD, Joseph D. Fortin, DO, Karoline Zektser, DO, Joshua Lewis, MD, PhD, Marco Lawandy, DO, Ricky Ju, DO, Ugur Yener, MD, Jonathan D. Krystal, MD, Reza Yassari, MD, Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, and Sayed E. Wahezi, MD.
  5. Gray Matter Alterations in Medication Overuse Headache: A Voxel-Based Morphometry Meta-Analysis
    Meta-Analysis
    Weiming Luo, MD, Yuke Teng, MD, Xingyao Chen, MM, Nuo Chen, MD, Xinyue Zhang, MD, Jun Zhou, MD, Siyuan Tao, MD, Peng Lai, MD, Qian Song, PhD, Xinyu Hao, PhD, Fanrong Liang, PhD, Zhaoxuan He, PhD, and Zhengjie Li, MD.
  6. Effect of Tattoos on Spinal or Epidural Anesthesia: A Narrative Review
    Narrative Review
    Haixia Yang, MD, and Yali Ji, MD.
  7. Ultrasound-Guided Stellate Ganglion Block for the Treatment of Chronic Migraine in Adults: Study Protocol for a Randomized, Open-Label, Blinded Endpoint Trial
    Randomized Controlled Trial
    Lu Liu, MD, Zhe Sun, MD, Lei Jiang, MD, and Fang Luo, MD.
  8. Evaluation of Genicular Nerve Blocks Durations With and Without Corticosteroid: A Single-blind, Randomized Controlled Trial
    Randomized Controlled Trial
    Suzanna Shermon, DO, Terence Hillery, ME, Mi Mi Kim, MD, Gustaf Van Acker, MD, PhD, and Chong H. Kim , MD.
  9. Greater Occipital Nerve Block at Two Levels Spares the Need for an Epidural Blood Patch for Managing Postdural Puncture Headache: A Randomized Comparative Trial
    Randomized Controlled Trial
    Enas Wageh Mahdy, MD, Asmaa Mohamed A. Elsaid, MD, Yehya Shahin Dabour, MD, and Samar A. Salman, MD.
  10. In Memoriam: Dr. Jorge Antonia ("Tony") Aldrete 1937-2025
    In Memoriam
    Kenneth D. Candido, MD, and Ricardo Plancarte Sanchez, MD.