Articles

  1. 2014;17;E559-E564Ethical Perspectives on Urine Drug Screening for Pain Physicians
    Editorial
    Alan D Kaye, MD, PhD, Zwade J. Marshall, MD, Steven M. Lambert, MD, Andrea M. Trescot, MD, Amit Prabhakar, MD, Amir O Elhassan, MD, and Richard D. Urman, MD.
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  2. 2014;17;E565-E573Reversal of Epidural Cuts in 2015 Physician Payment Schedule: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
    Health Policy
    Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Ramsin M. Benyamin, MD, Hans Hansen, MD, John R Swicegood, MD, and Joshua A. Hirsch, MD.
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  3. 2014;17;E575-E588Epidural Steroid Injections Safety Recommendations by the Multi-Society Pain Workgroup (MPW): More Regulations Without Evidence or Clarification
    Health Policy
    Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Frank J.E. Falco, MD, Ramsin M. Benyamin, MD, Christopher G. Gharibo, MD, Kenneth D. Candido, MD, and Joshua A. Hirsch, MD.
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  4. 2014;17;369-377Patient Perception of Pain Care in the United States: A 5-Year Comparative Analysis of Hospital Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems
    Comparative Analysis
    Anita Gupta, DO, PharmD, Lisa K Lee, MD, Jeffrey J Mojica, BS, Ali Nairizi, MD, and Shelley J George, MD.
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  5. 2014;17;379-391Prevalence of Low Back Pain in Latin America: A Systematic Literature Review
    Systematic Review
    Joao Batista S. Garcia, MD, PhD, John J Hernandez-Castro, PhD, Rocio G Nunez, MD, Maria AR Pazos, MD, Jorge O. Aguirre, PhD, Asisa Jreige, MD, Willian Delgado, MD, Manuel Serpentegui, MD, Maria Berenguel, MD, and Catalin Cantemir, MD.
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  6. 2014;17;393-400Efficacy and Safety of Dexmedetomidine Added to Caudal Bupivacaine in Pediatric Major Abdominal Cancer Surgery
    Randomized Trial
    Khaled M. Fares, MD, Ahmed H Othman, MD, and Nelly H Alieldin, MD.
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  7. 2014;17;E589-E598Dexmedetomidine as an Adjunctive Analgesic with Bupivacaine in Paravertebral Analgesia for Breast Cancer Surgery
    Randomized Trial
    Sahar Abd-Elbaky Mohamed, MD, Khaled M. Fares, MD, Ashraf Amin Mohamed, MD, and Nelly H Alieldin, MD.
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  8. 2014;17;E599-E608The Catheter Tip Position and Effects of Percutaneous Epidural Neuroplasty in Patients with Lumbar Disc Disease During 6-Months of Follow-up
    Retrospective Evaluation
    Chang Hyun Oh, MD, Guy Yeul Ji, MD, Pyung Goo Cho, MD, Won-Seok Choi, MD, Dong Ah Shin, MD, PhD, Keung Nyun Kim, MD, PhD, and Hyun-ah Kang, MS.
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  9. 2014;17;401-414Chronic Opioid Therapy for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: A Review and Comparison of Treatment Guidelines
    Comprehensive Review
    Chi Wai Cheung, MD, Qiu Qiu, MD, Siu-Wai Choi, PhD, Brendan Moore, MBBS, Roger Goucke, MBBS, and Michael Irwin, MD.
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  10. 2014;17;415-424Effect of a Fixed-Dose Opioid Agonist/Antagonist on Constipation in Patients on Long-term Opioids for Non-Malignant Pain Unable to Tolerate Laxatives
    Observational Study
    Vivek Mehta, MD, Sami Alaward, MD, Sanjay Kuravinakop, MBBS, and Serge Nikolic, FRCA.
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  11. 2014;17;425-445A Review of the Role of Genetic Testing in Pain Medicine
    Comprehensive Review
    Andrea M. Trescot, MD, and Semyon Faynboym, MD.
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  12. 2014;17;447-457Applying Modern Pain Neuroscience in Clinical Practice: Criteria for the Classification of Central Sensitization Pain
    Epidemiologic Assessment
    Jo Nijs, PhD, Rafael Torres-Cueco, MSc, C. Paul van Wilgen, PhD, Enrique L. Girbes, MSc, PT, Filip Struyf, PhD, PT, Nathalie Roussel, PT, PhD, Jessica van Oosterwijck, PhD, Liesbeth Daenen, PT, MSc, Kevin Kuppens, MSc, Luc Vanderweeen, MSc, Linda Hermans, MSc, PT, David Beckwee, MSc, Lennard Voogt, PhD, Jacqui Clark, MSc, PT, Niamh Moloney, PhD, and Mira Meeus, PT, PhD.
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  13. 2014;17;459-464The Anatomy of the Lateral Branches of the Sacral Dorsal Rami: Implications for Radiofrequency Ablation
    Basic Science
    Rachel C Cox, BA, and Joseph D. Fortin, DO.
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  14. 2014;17;465-474New Insights from Immunohistochemistry for the Characterization of Epidural Scar Tissue
    Laboratory Study
    Paulo Pereira, MD, Antonio Avelino, PhD, Pedro Monteiro, MD, Rui Vaz, MD, PhD, and Jose Manuel Castro-Lopes, MD, PhD.
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  15. 2014;17;E609-E618Cytotoxic Effect of Commercially Available Methylprednisolone Acetate with and without Reduced Preservatives on Dorsal Root Ganglion Sensory Neurons in Rats
    Basic Science
    Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, MD, PhD, Kenneth D. Candido, MD, Ivan Cokic, MD, Aleksandar Krbanjevic, MD, PhD, Sarah L. Berth, BS, and Ivana Knezevic, MD.
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  16. 2014;17;E619-E622Transverse Abdominal Plane Neurostimulation for Chronic Abdominal Pain: A Novel Technique
    Case Report
    Mayank Gupta, MD, and Robert Goodson, MD.
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  17. 2014;17;E623-E627Use of Targeted Transversus Abdominus Plane Blocks in Pediatric Patients with Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome
    Case Report
    Sarah L. Nizamuddin, MD, Katharine M. Koury, BA, Mary E Lau, BS, Lisa D Watt, PNP, and Padma Gulur, MD.
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  18. 2014;17;E629-E635Early Adjunct Treatment with Topical Lidocaine Results in Improved Pain and Function in a Patient with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
    Case Report
    Amy KL Hanlan, MD, Dianna Mah-Jones, Msc, and Patricia B Mills, MHSc, MD.
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  19. 2014;17;E637-E644Local Anesthetic Sympathectomy Restores fMRI Cortical Maps in CRPS I after Upper Extremity Stellate Blockade: A Prospective Case Study
    Case Report
    Philipp Stude, MD, Elena K Enax-Krumova, Dr. med, Melanie Lenz, Dipl Biol, Silke Lissek, PhD, Volkmar Nicolas, Prof, MD, Soeren Peters, MD, Amy Westermann, MD, Martin Tegenthoff, MD, and Christoph Maier, Dr. med.
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  20. 2014;17;E645-E650Sacral Neuromodulation as a Treatment for Pudendal Neuralgia
    Case Report
    Assia Valovska, MD, Christian D Peccora, MD, Cyril N. Philip, MD, Alan D Kaye, MD, PhD, and Richard D. Urman, MD.
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  21. 2014;17;E651-E653Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Multiple Rib Fractures
    Letter to the Editor
    Nishad Poolayullathil Kunhabdulla, MD, Anil Agarwal, MD, Atul Gaur, MD, Sujeet KS Gautam, MD, Rakhi Gupta, MD, and Amita Agarwal, MD.
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  22. 2014;17;E654-E657Report of an Unusual Complication of Radiofrequency Neurotomy of Medial Branches of Dorsal Rami
    Letter to the Editor
    Lakshmi Vas, MD, Nishigandha Khandagale, MD, and Renuka Pai, MD.
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  23. 2014;17;E658-E660Therapeutic Success with Local Botulinum Toxin in Erythromelalgia
    Letter to the Editor
    Andreia F Gomes da Costa, MD, Joana Meireles, MD, Maria Jose Festas, MD, Armanda Gomes, MD, and Pedro Abreu, MD.
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  24. 2014;17;E661-E662Missing Values in Patient Reported Outcomes: Assessment of Disability in Patients with Low Back Pain
    Letter to the Editor
    Gudala Kapil, PhD, Dipika Bansal, MD, and Babita Ghai, MD.
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  25. 2014;17;475In Erratum
    Errata
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