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



Articles

  1. 2022;25;E889-E916Comparative Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cochrane Review of Epidural Injections for Lumbar Radiculopathy or Sciatica
    Systematic Review
    Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Emilija Knezevic, ., Richard E. Latchaw, MD, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, MD, PhD, Salahadin Abdi, MD, PhD, Mahendra R. Sanapati, MD, Peter S. Staats, MD, Christopher G. Gharibo, MD, Thomas T. Simopoulos, MD, Shalini Shah, MD, Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD, Annu Navani, MD, Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, Sheri L. Albers, DO, and Joshua A. Hirsch, MD.
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  2. 2022;25;E917-E930Comparison of Various Regional Analgesia Methods for Postoperative Analgesic Effects in Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis
    Systematic Review
    Jie Zeng, MD, Zhi-hang Tang, MD, Jing-qiu Liang, MD, Fuming Wang, PhD, Wu-hua Ma, PhD, Cong Yu, MD, Haolan Xiong, PhD, and Qi Chen, MD.
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  3. 2022;25;E931-E939Efficacy of Scrambler Therapy for Management of Chronic Pain: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
    Meta-Analysis
    Yehun Jin, MD, Daehyun Kim, MD, PhD, Jangho Hur, MD, PhD, and Seung-Kwon Myung, MD, PhD.
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  4. 2022;25;E941-E957Current Understanding of Phantom Pain and its Treatment
    Narrative Review
    Clayton J. Culp, BS, and Salahadin Abdi, MD, PhD.
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  5. 2022;25;E959-E968Nurse-Supported Web-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
    Randomized Controlled Trial
    Rami Diab, MD, Rebecca Bomar, MD, James Slaven, MS, Sebastian Kaplan, PhD, and Dennis Ang, MD.
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  6. 2022;25;E969-E975Comparison of Intravascular Uptake and Technical Ease Between Anteroposterior and Oblique Views During Lumbar Medial Branch Block
    Randomized Trial
    Ji Hee Hong, MD, PhD, Ji Hoon Park, MD, PhD, Seung Hoon Shin, MD, and Jae Yoon Lee, MD.
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  7. 2022;25;E977-E985Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Block Versus Ultrasound-Guided Thoracic Paravertebral Block for Pain Relief in Patients With Acute Thoracic Herpes Zoster: A Randomized Controlled Trial
    Randomized Controlled Trial
    Esraa H. Abdelwahab, MSc, Abeer A. Hodeib, MD, Hesham M. Marof, MD, Nadia H. Fattooh, MD, and Mohamed E. Afandy, MD.
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  8. 2022;25;E987-E998Pediatric Postoperative Pain Control With Quadratus Lumborum Block and Dexamethasone in Two Routes With Bupivacaine: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
    Randomized Controlled Trial
    Sherif Kamal Arafa, MD, Amir Abouzkry Elsayed, MD, Ayman M. Hagras, MD, and Ahmed Abdelaziz A. Shama, MD.
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  9. 2022;25;E999-E1008The Effect of Ultrasound-guided Bilateral Erector Spinae Plane Block With and Without Dexmedetomidine on Intraoperative and Postoperative Pain in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies: A Randomized, Controlled, Double-blind, Prospective Trial
    Randomized Controlled Trial
    Freideriki Sifaki, MD, Ioannis Mantzoros, MD, PhD, Eleni Koraki, MD, PhD, Stella Bagntasarian, MD, Panagiotis Christidis, MD, and Kassiani Theodoraki, MD, Phd.
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  10. 2022;25;E1009-E1019Effects of Hypovitaminosis D on Preoperative Pain Threshold and Perioperative Opioid Use in Colorectal Cancer Surgery: A Cohort Study
    Cohort Study
    Jun Xia, MD, Dai Li, PhD, Guanyu Yu, PhD, Bing Xu, PhD, Xianhua Gao, PhD, Han Wang, MD, Yu Ma, PhD, Xiujuan Li, MD, and Yuanchang Xiong, MD.
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  11. 2022;25;E1021-E1025A Cross-sectional Study of the Social Media Presence of ACGME-Accredited Pain Medicine Fellowship Programs: Time to Get Online?
    Cross-Sectional Study
    Paul Shekane, MD, Ghislaine Echevarria, MD, Gabriel Irizarry, MD, Joshua Dumbroff, MD, Meg A. Rosenblatt, MD, and Alopi Patel, MD.
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  12. 2022;25;E1027-E1038Clinical Outcomes of Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy Assisted With Sequential SNRB in Treating Lumbosacral Contiguous Double-Level Disc Herniation
    Retrospective Study
    Changgui Shi, MD, PhD, Xin Gu, MD, PhD, Yanyan Zhou, Rn, Bin Sun, MD, Junqiang Qi, MD, Yanhai Xi, MD, PhD, Hailong He, MD, PhD, and Guohua Xu, MD, PhD.
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  13. 2022;25;E1039-E1045Clinical and Radiological Risk Factors of Early Recurrent Lumbar Disc Herniation at Six Months or Less: A Clinical Retrospective Analysis in One Medical Center
    Retrospective Study
    Jianwei Guo, MD, Guanghui Li, MD, Xiangli Ji, MD, Xiaoqi Wu, MD, Guoqing Zhang, MD, Chuanli Zhou, MD, and Xuexiao Ma, MD.
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  14. 2022;25;E1047-E1055Effect of Repeated High-voltage Long-duration Pulsed Radiofrequency on Herpetic Neuralgia
    Retrospective Study
    Enming Zhang, MD, Yong Fei, MD, Longsheng Xu, PhD, Bing Huang, MD, and Ming Yao, PhD.
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  15. 2022;25;E1057-E1062Analysis of the Hemodynamic Response During Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation in Trigeminal Neuralgia
    Retrospective Study
    Jae Yoon Lee, MD, Ji Hoon Park, MD, PhD, and Ji Hee Hong, MD, PhD.
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  16. 2022;25;E1063-E1071Comparison of Two Puncture Approaches in CT-guided Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation at the Stylomastoid Foramen for Treatment of Hemifacial Spasm
    Prospective Study
    Huidan Lin, MD, Gang Cao, MD, Zhaodong Yang, MD, Dan Wu, MD, Ming Yao, PhD, Guanjun Jin, BD, Xindan Du, MD, Changshun Huang, MD, and Bing Huang, MD.
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  17. 2022;25;E1073-E1079Changes in Temperature Following Radiofrequency Thermal Ablation of the Nucleus Pulposus and Annulus Fibrosus: A Cadaveric Study
    Cadaveric Study
    Guang-Xun Lin, MD, PhD, Sagar Sharma, MD, Yanting Liu, MD, Hussam Jabri, MD, and Jin-Sung Kim, MD, PhD.
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  18. 2022;25;E1081-E1085Comparison of Pain Reduction and Changes in Serum Cortisol and Glucose Levels to Different Doses of Lumbar Epidural Dexamethasone: A Prospective Study
    Prospective Study
    Chan Hong Park, MD, PhD, Yho Han Jang, MD, and Sang Ho Lee, MD.
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  19. 2022;25;E1087-E1094Efficacy of Nucleoplasty for Radiculopathy Caused by Foraminal Cervical Disc Herniation: Clinical Results of Case Series and Technical Note
    Retrospective Case Series
    Kyoung Hoon Kim, MD, Dong Hyun Kim, MD, and Pius Kim, MD, PhD.
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  20. 2022;25;E1095-E1103Comparison of the Effect of Balloon Catheter vs Nucleoplasty vs Balloon Catheter and Nucleoplasty in Patients With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
    Retrospective Study
    Na Eun Kim, MD, Jong Bum Choi, PhD, Hye Rim Kwon, MD, Hee Tae Chung, MD, Eun Soo Jang, MD, Chang Yik Moon, MD, and Byung Gun Kim, PhD.
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  21. 2022;25;E1105-E1113Influence of Handgrip Strength and Psoas Muscle Index on Analgesic Efficacy of Epidural Steroid Injection in Patients With Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Disease
    Retrospective Study
    Shin Hyung Kim, MD, PhD, Sang Jun Park, MD, Kyung Bong Yoon, MD, PhD, Eun-Kyung Jun, MD, Jaehee Cho, MD, and Hee Jung Kim, Md.
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  22. 2022;25;E1115-E1120Non-Invasive Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation in Cancer Population: An Incomplete Cohort
    Retrospective Study
    Carlos J. Roldan, MD, Anumol Thomas, MPH, Nichole Samms, MPH, Lei Feng, MPH, and Billy Huh, MD, PhD.
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  23. 2022;25;E1121-E1128Long-term Outcomes of Pulsed Radiofrequency for Supraorbital Neuralgia: A Retrospective Multicentric Study
    Retrospective Study
    Xiong Xiao, MD, Guoliang Chai, MD, Longjun Liu, MD, Lei Jiang, MD, and Fang Luo, MD.
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  24. 2022;25;E1129-E1136Radiofrequency Treatment of Iliac and Paravertebral Cluneal Nerves for Low Back Pain
    Observational Study
    Martin Knight, MD, James Inklebarger, MD, Albert E Telfeian, MD, PhD, and Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, MD.
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  25. 2022;25;E1137-E1151Exercise Facilitates the M1-to-M2 Polarization of Microglia by Enhancing Autophagy via the BDNF/AKT/mTOR Pathway in Neuropathic Pain
    Randomized Controlled Study
    Jie Bai, PhD, Bin Geng, PhD, Xingwen Wang, PhD, Shenghong Wang, PhD, Qiong Yi, PhD, Yuchen Tang, PhD, and Yayi Xia, PhD.
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  26. 2022;25;E1153-E1160Pediatric Hip Disease Increases the Risk for Opioid Use in Adulthood: Long-term Burden of Pain and Depression
    Cohort Study
    Miriam G. Wadström, MD, and Yasmin D. Hailer, MD, PhD.
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  27. 2022;25;E1161-E1162In Errata
    Errata
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