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


Articles

  1. 2024;27;455-467Exponential Decline of 28.9% in Utilization of Interventional Pain Management Techniques Among Medicare Beneficiaries From 2019 to 2022: Updated Analysis on the Ongoing Effects of COVID-19, Economic Decline, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and Medical Poli
    Health Policy Research
    Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Vidyasagar Pampati, MSc, Mahendra R. Sanapati, MD, Devi E. Nampiaparampil, MD, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, MD, PhD, Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, Amol Soin, MD, Christopher G. Gharibo, MD, Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD, and Joshua A. Hirsch, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  2. 2024;27;469-478Effectiveness and Safety of Hydromorphone Compared to Morphine for Postoperative Analgesia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
    Health Policy Research
    Yihang Li, MD, Xinying Yue, MD, Shuang Liang, MD, Fei Ren, MD, PhD, Qulian Guo, MD, PhD, and Wangyuan Zou, MD, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  3. 2024;27;479-494Mindfulness Meditation for Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
    Systematic Review
    Shuo Meng, MM, Chunfeng Cao, MM, Minghua Zhang, MM, Jing Dong, PhD, and Minpeng Lu, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  4. 2024;27;495-506A Review of Etiological Biomarkers for Fibromyalgia and Their Therapeutic Implications
    Narrative Review
    Marc Russo, MBBS, Danielle Santarelli, PhD, Peter Georgius, MBBS, and Paul J. Austin, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  5. 2024;27;507-519Research Status of Different Adjuvants on Nerve Block’s Effect
    Narrative Review
    Jian Luo, MB, Guangyou Duan, MD, He Huang, MD, and Guizhen Chen, MMed.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  6. 2024;27;E803-E818Regional Analgesia Techniques Following Thoracic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis
    Systematic Review
    Meijuan Yang, MD, Xiaomei Zhang, MD, Gang Liu, MD, Xingwang Zhang, MD, Wenjun Yan, MD, and Dong Zhang, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  7. 2024;27;521-528Dose Equivalence of Remimazolam and Propofol for Loss of Consciousness in Pediatric Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial
    Randomized Clinical Trial
    Yang Shen, MD, Ying Sun, PhD, Yan-Ting Wang, MD, Zhe-Zhe Peng, MD, Jie Bai, BS, Ji-Jian Zheng, PhD, and Ma-Zhong Zhang, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  8. 2024;27;529-535Comparison Between Multimedia and Written Informed Consent for Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial
    Randomized Controlled Trial
    Sunmin Kim, MD, Nam Woo Kim, MD, Francis Nahm, MD, Eun Joo Choi, MD, and Pyung Bok Lee, MD, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  9. 2024;27;E819-E827Intravenous Versus Peribulbar Dexmedetomidine as an Adjunct to Local Anesthetics in Strabismus Surgery: A Randomized, Double-blinded Clinical Trial
    Randomized Clinical Trial
    Huda F. Ghazaly, MD, Ibrahim E. Hassan, MD, Ahmed F. Gabr, MD, Taha T. Dardeer, MD, and Mohamed A. Alazhary, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  10. 2024;27;E829-E834Percutaneous Kyphoplasty Alleviates Pain Occurring Distal to the Fracture Area Caused by Stage I and II Kümmell Disease
    Retrospective Study
    Yuye Zhang, BS, Wenhong Yang, BS, Wenxiang Tang, MD, Xiaomei Song, BS, Jun Hua, PhD, Yongming Sun, PhD, Xiaozhong Zhou, PhD, and Fanguo Lin, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  11. 2024;27;E835-E842A Randomized Double-blind Trial of 5% Dextrose Versus Corticosteroid Hydrodissection for Meralgia Paresthetica
    Randomized Clinical Trial
    Hailin Xu, PhD, Xiaochen Shi, PhD, Jiaan Zhu, PhD, Guicheng Li, MD, and Ling Bai, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  12. 2024;27;537-553Long-term Investigation of Annulargrams and Intra-annular Fibrin to Treat Chronic Discogenic Low Back Pain and Radiculopathy: 1-, 2-, and 3-Year Outcome Comparisons of Patients with and without Prior Surgery
    Retrospective Study
    Kevin Pauza, MD, Kwadwo Boachie-Adjei, BS, Joseph T. Nguyen, MPH, Francis Hussey IV, MS, Jacob Sutton, MD, Akua Serwaa-Sarfo, MSc, Patrick M. Ercole, PhD, Carrie Wright, MS, and William D. Murrell, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  13. 2024;27;555-563Prevalence and Risk Factors for Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome Type II Following Spinal Surgery: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study
    Retrospective Study
    Tak Kyu Oh, MD, PhD, and In-Ae Song, MD, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  14. 2024;27;E843-E850A Nomogram Model for Predicting Postherpetic Neuralgia in Patients with Herpes Zoster: A Prospective Study
    Prospective Study
    Hui-Min Hu, PhD, Peng Mao, PhD, Xing Liu, PhD, Yuan-Jing Zhang, PhD, Chen Li, PhD, Yi Zhang, PhD, Yi-Fan Li, PhD, and Bi-Fa Fan, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  15. 2024;27;E851-E863Predicting Responses to Interventional Pain Management Techniques for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Single-Center Observational Study (PReTi-Back Study)
    Observational Study
    Santiago Garcia-Hernandez, MD, Fernando Higuero-Cantonero, MD, Francisco de la Gala Garcia, MD, PhD, Ángel Alonso Chico, MD, Javier Blanco Aceituno, MD, Sara Zapatero Garcia, MD, PhD, José Laureano Aguilar Godoy, MD, Javier Hortal Iglesias, MD, PhD, Ana Esther Lopez Perez, MD, PhD, and Ignacio Garutti, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  16. 2024;27;E865-E871Nucleus Pulposus Allograft Supplementation in Patients with Lumbar Discogenic Pain: Initial 6-month Outcomes from a Prospective Clinical Pilot Study
    Pilot Study
    Douglas P. Beall, MD, Timothy T. Davis, MD, Kasra Amirdelfan, MD, Ramana K. Naidu, MD, Michael J. DePalma, MD, Shrif Costandi, MD, Jacob W. Fleming, MD, Edward S. Yoon, MD, Timothy Ganey, PhD, Jon E. Block, PhD, and Nagy Mekhail, MD, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  17. 2024;27;E873-E879Percutaneous Endoscopic Resection of Lumbar Discal Cyst
    Retrospective Study
    Shuai Ding, MD, Guangquan Zhang, MD, Yanzheng Gao, MD, Zhiqiang Hou, MD, and Fuqiang Shao, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  18. 2024;27;E881-E889Composite Treatment Response from a Prospective, Multi-Center Study (US-nPower) Evaluating a Miniature Spinal Cord Stimulator for the Management of Chronic, Intractable Pain
    Prospective Study
    Mehul J. Desai, MD, Tejal Raju, MD, Cheanny Ung, MD, Sailesh Arulkumar, MD, Leonardo Kapural, MD, PhD, Mayank Gupta, MD, Kasra Amirdelfan, MD, David Rosenfeld, MD, Aaron Calodney, MD, Dawood Sayed, MD, Ajay Antony, MD, Sean Li, MD, Ramana K. Naidu, MD, Joel Ackerman, MD, Robert Ball, DO, Michael Fishman, MD, Peter Staats, MD, Gary Heit, MD, PhD, Shilpa Kottalgi, BDS, MAS, and James Makous, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  19. 2024;27;E891-E898The Quadrant Localization Technique for Percutaneous Balloon Compression Surgery is Beneficial for Patients with Classic Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Retrospective Study
    Retrospective Study
    Yuchen Tian, MMed, Yanmeng Tan, MMed, Wei Gao, MMed, Lin Yang, MD, PhD, Wei Zhang, MD, PhD, and Xinghua Jiang, MD, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  20. 2024;27;E899-E907Novel Injectable Nerve Stimulation Electrode Placed on the Dorsal Root Ganglion Using an Extravertebral Approach: A Feasibility Study in Cadavers
    Feasibility Study
    Bart Billet, MD, Christian Jessen, MD, Bernhard Moriggl, MD, PhD, Derrick Liu, MS, Emily Szabo, MS, Stephan Nieuwoudt, PhD, Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD, Amol Soin, MD, and Thomas Fichtner Bendtsen, MD, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  21. 2024;27;E909-E917Spinal Cord Stimulator Complication Rates: A Single-Institution, 22-Year Study (1999-2021)
    Retrospective Study
    Johnson S. Ho, MD, Michael Glicksman, MD, Kyle Kang, MD, Emily X. Zhang, BS, Anh T. Phung, MD, Alexandra Thérond, MA, Alexandra C Fonseca, MD, Evgeny Bulat, MD, Michael E. Schatman, PhD, Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, Jamal Hasoon, MD, Cyrus Yazdi, MD, Jatinder Gill, MD, Qing Ruan, MD, Christopher L. Robinson, MD, PhD, and Thomas Simopoulos, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  22. 2024;27;E919-E926Computed Tomography-guided Percutaneous Bilateral Neurolytic Celiac Plexus Block with Alcohol for Upper Abdominal Visceral Cancer Pain
    Clinical Research
    Bing Huang, MD, Dan Wu, MD, YaJing Chen, MD, Yingjie Hua, MD, Zhongwei Zhao, MD, Xufang Huang, BS, Qiaoying Rao, BS, Lu Liu, BS, and Jianliang Sun, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  23. 2024;27;E927-E935A Novel Ultrasonographic Method to Quickly and Accurately Access the C2 Dorsal Root Ganglion
    Observational Study
    Liangliang He, MD, Wenxing Zhao, MD, Po-Yi Paul Su, MD, Xu Liao, MD, Jie Zhao, MD, Zhi Dou, MD, Hongyan Wang, MD, Liqiang Yang, MD, and Zhonghui Guan, MD.
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  24. 2024;27;E937-E942Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Using High-Frequency Electromagnetic Coupling Technology to Power an Implanted Neurostimulator with a Separate Receiver at the Superior Cluneal Nerve for Treatment of Chronic Back Pain Due to Neuralgia: A Retrospective Study
    Retrospective Study
    David Lindley, DO, and Adrianna Anders, APRN.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  25. 2024;27;E943-E951L5-S3 Compared to L5-S2 Full-Endoscopic Rhizotomy and Ablation Under a Navigation System for Sacroiliac Joint Pain: A Comparative Study
    Retrospective Study
    Jae Hwan Lee, MD, Kuo-Tai Chen, MD, Ying-Chieh Chen, MMS, and Chien-Min Chen, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  26. 2024;27;E953-E963Comparison of Robot-Assisted and Fluoroscopy-Assisted Percutaneous Kyphoplasty for Bone Cement Distribution and Clinical Efficacy
    Observational Study
    Hui Tao, PhD, Zhiwei Huang, MD, Shanzhong Shao, MD, Ruoyu Yang, MD, Kun Yang, PhD, Yinshun Zhang, PhD, Wei Li, PhD, Fulong Dong, PhD, Jun Qian, PhD, and Cailiang Shen, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  27. 2024;27;E965Comment on “Comparing the Effectiveness and Safety of Dexamethasone, Methylprednisolone and Betamethasone in Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections”
    Letter to the Editor
    Gozde Dagistan, MD.
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  28. 2024;27;E966-E967Comment on “The Safety and Effectiveness of Orthobiologic Injections for Discogenic Chronic Low Back Pain: A Multicenter Prospective, Crossover, Randomized Controlled Trial with 12 Months Follow-up”
    Letter to the Editor
    Merve Sekizkardes, MD, Savas Sencan, MD, Serdar Kokar, MD, and Osman Hakan Gunduz, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF