Editor-in-Chief: Alan David Kaye, MD, PhD
Managing Editor: Bert Fellows, MA
Articles
- 2022;25;97-124Fourth Wave of Opioid (Illicit Drug) Overdose Deaths and Diminishing Access to Prescription Opioids and Interventional Techniques: Cause and Effect
Health Services Research
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Vanila Mathur Singh, MD, Peter S. Staats, MD, Andrea M. Trescot, MD, John Prunskis, MD, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, MD, PhD, Amol Soin, MD, Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, Sairam Atluri, MD, Mark V. Boswell, MD, PhD, Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD, and Joshua A. Hirsch, MD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;125-130Pain Medicine Fellowship Video Interviews: A COVID-19 Trend or Here to Stay?
Survey
Rebecca Dale, DO, Logan Kinch, MD, Lynn Kohan, MD, Timothy Furnish, MD, Rene Przkora, MD, PhD, Shalini Shah, MD, Boris Spektor, MD, Shravani Durbhakula, MD, Manuel Lombardero, MS, and Scott Brancolini, MD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;131-144The Impact of COVID-19 on Interventional Pain Management Practices is Significant and Long-Lasting: An Interventional Pain Management Physician Survey
COVID-19 Impact Survey
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Vidyasagar Pampati, MSc, Sachin "Sunny" Jha, MD, Mahendra R. Sanapati, MD, Amol Soin, MD, Shalini Shah, MD, Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, and Joshua A. Hirsch, MD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;145-160Comparison of Clinical Efficacy of Epidural Injection With or Without Steroids in the Treatment of Degenerative Disc Disease: Meta-analysis
Systematic Review
Zeyu Fang, MD, Chenghua Yuan, MD, Lei Cheng, MD, Qingyu Yao, MD, Can Zhang, MD, Xinyu Wang, MD, Jian Guan, MD, and Fengzeng Jian, MD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E169-E183Effect of Intravenous Dexamethasone on Postoperative Pain in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Systematic Review
Shuang Liang, MD, Manyu Xing, MD, Shasha Jiang, MD, and Wangyuan Zou, MD, PhD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E185-E191The Impact of Isolation During COVID-19 on Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in the Geriatric Population: A Narrative Review
Narrative Review
Morgan E. Gonder, MD, Walter N. Orr, MPH, and Talal W. Khan, MD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E193-E201A Comprehensive Review of the Use of Alpha 2 Agonists in Spinal Anesthetics
Literature Review
Ruben H. Schwartz, DO, Stephanie Hernandez, MD, Nazir Noor, MD, Jacob Topfer, DO, Kyle Farrell, MD, Naina Singh, MS, Ayushi Sharma, MS, Giustino Varrassi, MD, PhD, and Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;161-169Comparison of Caudal Versus Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection in Post Lumbar Surgery Syndrome After Single-level Discectomy: A Prospective, Randomized Trial
Prospective Study
Alp Eren Celenlioglu, MD, Savas Sencan, MD, Serhad Bilim, MD, Mert Sancar, MD, and Osman Hakan Gunduz, MD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E203-E209Short-term Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
Randomized Controlled Trial
Seoyon Yang, MD, Sang Gyu Kwak, PhD, Gyu-Sik Choi, MD, and Min Cheol Chang, MD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;171-178A Pilot Study Implementing a Machine Learning Algorithm to Use Artificial Intelligence to Diagnose Spinal Conditions
Observational Study
Amol Soin, MD, Megan Hirschbeck, MD, Michael Verdon, DO, and Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E211-E243The Analysis of Pain Research through the Lens of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Jagadesh N. Nagireddi, MEng, Amanya Ketan Vyas, *, Mahendra R. Sanapati, MD, Amol Soin, MD, and Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E245-E254Automated Extraction of Pain Symptoms: A Natural Language Approach using Electronic Health Records
Artificial/Machine Learning
Amisha D. Dave, BSE, Gualberto Ruano, MD, PhD, Jonathan Kost, MD, and Xiaoyan Wang, PhD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;179-192Equivalent Outcomes of Lumbar Therapeutic Facet Joint Nerve Blocks and Radiofrequency Neurotomy: Comparative Evaluation of Clinical Outcomes and Cost Utility
Original Manuscript
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Radomir Kosanovic, MD, Vidyasagar Pampati, MSc, Mahendra R. Sanapati, MD, Amol Soin, MD, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, MD, PhD, Bradley W. Wargo, DO, and Joshua A. Hirsch, MD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;193-207Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Autologous Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain Due to Severe Lumbar Spinal Degeneration: A 12-Month, Open-Label, Prospective Controlled Trial
Prospective Study
Sairam Atluri, MD, Matthew B. Murphy, PhD, Ryan Dregalla, PhD, Jessica Herrera, BS, Kwadwo Boachie-Adjei, BS, CPH, Sachi Bhati, ., Vivek Manocha, MD, Navneet Boddu, MD, Pavan Yerramsetty, MD, Zaid Syed, ., Meghana Ganjam, ., Divit Jain, ., Zaynab Syed, ., Nikhil Grandhi, ., and Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;209-219Point To Area of Pain: A Clinically Useful Telehealth Physical Exam Technique for Focal Nociceptive and Neuropathic Pain
Online Survey
Christopher Yih, DO, Krupali Chokshi, MD, Christopher Kyriakides, DO, Kyle Seko, DO, Sayed Wahezi, MD, Naum Shaparin, MD, Amaresh Vydyanathan, MD, Jean Carlo Gallardo, MD, Lisa Morrow, NP, Kevin Sperber, MD, and Jacob R. Hascalovici, MD, PhD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E255-E262Awake, Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Spine Surgery in Octogenarians: Case Series
Retrospective Review
Albert E Telfeian, MD, PhD, Rahul Sastry, MD, Adetokunbo Oyelese, MD, PhD, Jared Fridley, MD, Joaquin Q. Camara-Quintana, MD, Tianyi Niu, MD, Prakash Sampath, MD, Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, MD, Kyle Mueller, MD, and Ziya L. Gokaslan, MD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E263-E269Comparison of Increase in the Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter between Epidural Saline and Contrast Medium Injections
Prospective Trial
Ji Hee Hong, MD, PhD, Ji Hoon Park, MD, PhD, and Ki Beom Park, MD, PhD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E271-E283Potential Molecular Mechanisms of Electroacupuncture With Spatial Learning and Memory Impairment Induced by Chronic Pain on a Rat Model
Animal Study
Jian-Feng Zhang, MD, John P. Williams, MD, Wan-Rui Shi, MD, Xiao-Yan Qian, CRNA, Qian-Nan Zhao, MD, Guo-Fang Lu, MS, and Jian-Xiong An, MD, PhD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E285-E292Baseline Kinesiophobia and Pain Catastrophizing Scores Predict Prolonged Postoperative Shoulder Pain
Case Control Study
Michael Suer, MD, Nicholas Philips, MD, Stephanie Kliethermes, PhD, Tamara Scerpella, MD, and Nalini Sehgal, MD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E293-E298Anatomy of the Trigeminal Nerve and Its Clinical Significance Via Fusion of Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imagery
Research Study
YaJing Chen, MD, Xiaolan Liu, MD, ShuangShuang Xu, MD, and Bing Huang, MD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E299-E308Percutaneous Endoscopic Surgery Alone to Treat Severe Infectious Spondylodiscitis in the Thoracolumbar Spine: A Reparative Mechanism of Spontaneous Spinal Arthrodesis
Observational Study
I-Hao Lin, MD, Chia-Yu Lin, MD, Chien-Chun Chang, MD, PhD, Yen-Jen Chen, MD, PhD, Pang-Hsuan Hsiao, MD, Hsi-Kai Tsou, MD, PhD, Hui-Yi Chen, MD, and Hsien-Te Chen, MD, PhD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E309-E317Bi-Needle PELD with Intra-Discal Irrigation Technique for the Management of Lumbar Disc Herniation
Retrospective Study
Xiaodong Wu, MD, Jianxi Wang, MD, Zeng Xu, MD, Qingbin Meng, MD, Yu Chen, MD, Xinwei Wang, MD, Xiao-xiang Gao, MD, Xiao-Iong Shen, MD, Huajiang Chen, MD, and Wen Yuan, MD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E319-E329The Ultrasound-guided Anteromedial Joint Line Approach: A Targeted Corticosteroid Injection Technique for Patients With Medial Knee Pain
Retrospective Study
Ya-Ting Chen, MD, Phillip H. Yun, MD, Alan J. Sutton, MD, Kristin M. D'Silva, MD, and Minna J. Kohler, MD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E331-E339Varied Low Back Pain Induced by Different Spinal Tissues in Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy: A Retrospective Study
Retrospective Study
Nan Ru, MD, Cheng Su, MD, Jianlong Li, MD, Yang Li, MD, Feifei Chen, MD, Guodong Wang, MD, Jianmin Sun, MD, and Xingang Cui, MD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E341-E347A Retrospective Analysis of Sacroiliac Joint Pain Interventions: Intraarticular Steroid Injection and Lateral Branch Radiofrequency Neurotomy
Retrospective Study
Andrew C. Young, MD, Hao Deng, MD, Arissa Opalacz, PA-C, Sarah Roth, BS, Evgenia Jen Filatava, BS, Corrie A. Fisher, MS, Karina de Sousa, BS, Grace Mogren, BS, and Lucy Chen, MD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E349-E356Predicting Epidural Space Spread Using Ultrasound Color Doppler Imaging in Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injection: A Prospective Observational Study
Observational Study
Yeon Ju Kim, MD, Hyungtae Kim, MD, PhD, Ha-Jung Kim, MD, PhD, Won Uk Koh, MD, PhD, Jiyoung Kim, MD, and Young-Jin Ro, MD, PhD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E357-E364Comparison of Efficacy and Safety of Lumbar Sympathetic Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation Versus Chemical Lumbar Sympathectomy in the Treatment of Cold Hypersensitivity in the Hands and Feet: A Retrospective Study
Retrospective Study
Jiachun Tao, MD, Bing Huang, MD, Jiayi Tang, MD, Ge Luo, MD, Jianjun Zhu, MD, Qiuli He, MD, Huadong Ni, PhD, Keyue Xie, MD, and Ming Yao, PhD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E365-E374A Novel Piriformis Injection Technique Utilizing Combined Fluoroscopy and Ultrasound – A Pilot Study
Retrospective Study
Briana Martiszus, BS, Sean Hua, BS, Sandy Christiansen, MD, Katrina Ramsey, MPH, and Emmanuel Zusmer, MD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E375-E383Shape Memory Nitinol Based Minimally Invasive Spinal Cord Stimulation Device Concept for Improved Pain Management
Experimental Study
Shailen G. Sampath, MSc, Albert E Telfeian, MD, PhD, Ruth Sullivan, ., Andrea Lu, BSc, and Vikas Srivastava, PhD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E385-E396Identification of Preoperative Serum Metabolites Associated With Postoperative Opioid Consumption in Gastric Cancer Patients by Extreme Phenotype Sampling
Observational Study
Jianing Li, PhD, Shuo Li, MM, Ling Yu, MD, Jin Wei, MD, Hongwei Sun, MM, Caixia Yang, BS, and Hongyu Tan, MD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E397-E398Comment on “Relationship between Vitamin D and Nonspecific Low Back Pain May Be Mediated by Inflammatory Markers”
Letter to the Editor
Askar Amar, MD, Pengfei Wu, MD, Xin Lv, MD, and Bing Wang, MD, PhD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E399-E401Dexmedetomidine and Lidocaine: Useful Adjuvants for Analgesia after Abdominal Surgery?
Letter to the Editor
Xingwei Cai, MD, Rui Gao, MD, PhD, Ruiqun Wang, MD, Xueying Zhang, MD, and Chan Chen, MD, PhD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E402-E403In Response to "Dexmedetomidine and Lidocaine: Useful Adjuvants for Analgesia after Abdominal Surgery?"
In Response
Martina Rekatsina, MD, Polyxeni Theodosopoulou, MD, and Chryssoula Staikou, MD, PhD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E404Comments on “Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment of Saphenous Nerve for Osteoarthritis”
Letter to the Editor
Aakanksha Aggarwal, MD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E405In Response to Comments on “Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment of Saphenous Nerve for Osteoarthritis”
In Response
Hironobu Uematsu, MD, PhD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E406Analgesia Drugs are the Fundamental Treatment for Herpes Zoster-related Pain
Letter to the Editor
Ling Sang, MS, and Li Song, MD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E407In Response to "Analgesia Drugs are the Fundamental Treatment for Herpes Zoster-related Pain"
In Response
Ge Luo, MD, Keyue Xie, MD, Ling Ma, MD, and Ming Yao, MD, PhD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E408Comments on “Long-term Follow-up of Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia: Kaplan-Meier Analysis in a Consecutive Series of 149 Patients”
Letter to the Editor
Victor Silva, MD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E409In Response to Comments on “Long-term Follow-up of Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia: Kaplan-Meier Analysis in a Consecutive Series of 149 Patients”
In Response
Luo Fang, MD, PhD, and Zipu Jia, MD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E410-E411Comments on “The Correlation of Epidural Fibrosis with Epiduroscopic and Radiologic Imaging for Chronic Pain after Back Surgery”
Letter to the Editor
Bing Du, PhD, Pengfei Wu, MD, Askar Amar, MD, and Mengjuan Deng, MD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E412-E413In Response to Comments on “The Correlation of Epidural Fibrosis with Epiduroscopic and Radiologic Imaging for Chronic Pain after Back Surgery”
In Response
Derya Guner, MD, Ibrahim Asik, MD, G. Enver Ozgencil, MD, Elif Peker, MD, and M. Ilhan Erden, MD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;E414Evaluation of Intracranial Pressure During Neural Laser Discectomy
Letter to the Editor
Donato Rosa, MD, Mario Graziano, MD, and Ilenia De Paola, MD.
ABSTRACTPDF - 2022;25;221In Errata
Errata
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