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



Articles

  1. 2015;18;343-348Thoracic Epidural Blood Patches in the Treatment of Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension: A Retrospective Case Series
    Retrospective Study
    Paolo Feltracco, MD, Helmut Galligioni, MD, Stefania Barbieri, MD, and Carlo Ori, MD.
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  2. 2015;18;e477-e483Celebrating the Life of Alon P. Winnie, MD, Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management Icon
    In Memoriam
    Kenneth D. Candido, MD.
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  3. 2015;18;E485-E495The Tragedy of the Implementation of ICD-10-CM as ICD-10: Is the Cart Before the Horse or Is There a Tragic Paradox of Misinformation and Ignorance?
    Health Policy Review
    Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, Vijay Singh, MD, and Mark V. Boswell, MD, PhD.
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  4. 2015;18;E497-E533A Best-Evidence Systematic Appraisal of the Diagnostic Accuracy and Utility of Facet (Zygapophysial) Joint Injections in Chronic Spinal Pain
    Systematic Review
    Mark V. Boswell, MD, PhD, Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, Sanjay Bakshi, MD, Christopher G. Gharibo, MD, Sanjeeva Gupta, MD, Sachin Sunny Jha, MD, MS, Devi E Nampiaparampil, MD, Thomas T. Simopoulos, MD, and Joshua A. Hirsch, MD.
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  5. 2015;18;E535-E582A Systematic Review and Best Evidence Synthesis of the Effectiveness of Therapeutic Facet Joint Interventions in Managing Chronic Spinal Pain
    Systematic Review
    Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, Mark V. Boswell, MD, PhD, Sanjay Bakshi, MD, Christopher G. Gharibo, MD, Vahid Grami, MD, MPH, Jay S. Grider, DO, PhD, Sanjeeva Gupta, MD, Sachin Sunny Jha, MD, MS, Dharam P Mann, MD, Devi E Nampiaparampil, MD, Manohar Sharma, MD, Lindsay` N. Shroyer, MD, Vijay Singh, MD, Amol Soin, MD, Ricardo Vallejo, MD, PhD, Bradley W. Wargo, DO, and Joshua A. Hirsch, MD.
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  6. 2015;18;307-316MiDAS ENCORE: Randomized Controlled Study Design and Protocol
    Trial Protocol
    Ramsin M. Benyamin, MD, and Peter S. Staats, MD.
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  7. 2015;18;317-324Anatomical Flow Pattern of Contrast in Lumbar Epidural Space: A Human Study with a Midline vs. Parasagittal Interlaminar Approach under Fluoroscopy
    Randomized Trial
    Masoud Hashemi, MD, Morteza Kazempour Mofrad, MD, Seyed Amir Mohajerani, MD, PhD, S. Morteza Kazemi, MD, Badiozaman Radpey, MD, and Alireza Zali, MD.
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  8. 2015;18;325-331Whitacre Needle Reduces the Incidence of Intravascular Uptake in Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections
    Randomized Trial
    JiHee Hong, MD, PhD, Sungwon Jung, MD, PhD, and Hyuckwon Chang, MD, PhD.
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  9. 2015;18;333-341Palpation Versus Ultrasound-Guided Acromioclavicular Joint Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injections: A Retrospective Comparative Clinical Study
    Retrospective Study
    Ki Deok Park, MD, PhD, Tai Kon Kim, MD, Jihae Lee, MD, Woo Yong Lee, MD, Jae Ki Ahn, MD, and Yongbum Park, MD.
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  10. 2015;18;349-357Rationale for Prospective Assays of Intrathecal Mixtures Including Morphine, Ropivacaine and Ziconotide: Prevention of Adverse Events and Feasibility in Clinical Practice
    Prospective Study
    Denis Dupoiron, MD, Catherine Devys, PharmD, Christophe Bazin, PharmD, Caroline Folliard, PharmD, Nathalie Lebrec, MD, François Bore, MD, Pierre Yves Dubois, MD, and Helene Kieffer, PharmD.
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  11. 2015;18;359-363Full-Endoscopic Technique Discectomy Versus Microendoscopic Discectomy for the Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation
    Retrospective Review
    Mao Li, MD, Huilin Yang, MD, and Qun Yang, MD.
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  12. 2015;18;365-372Sympathetic Block as a New Treatment for Lymphedema
    Retrospective Study
    Eunjoo Choi, MD, Francis Sahngun Nahm, MD, and Pyung-Bok Lee, MD, PhD.
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  13. 2015;18;373-381Comparison between Balloon Kyphoplasty and Short Segmental Fixation Combined with Vertebroplasty in the Treatment of Kümmell’s Disease
    Retrospective Evaluation
    Liang Chen, MD, Renbin Dong, MD, Yong Gu, MD, and Yu Feng, MD.
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  14. 2015;18;383-394Plasma Exchange Therapy in Patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
    Retrospective Study
    Enrique Aradillas, MD, Robert J. Schwartzman, MD, John R. Grothusen, PhD, Andreas Goebel, MD, PhD, and Guillermo M Alexander, PhD.
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  15. 2015;18;E583-E595Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Cervical Vertigo
    Review
    Yongchao Li, MD, and Baogan Peng, MD, PhD.
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  16. 2015;18;E597-E604Do Acute and Chronic Pain Patients Differ on Affirmation of One Aspect of Pain Acceptance? Acknowledgement that a Cure Is Unlikely
    Comparative Analysis
    David A. Fishbain, MD, Daniel Bruns, PsyD, Laura J. Meyer, PhD, John E. Lewis, PhD, Jinrun Gao, MS, MBA, and John M. Disorbio, EdD.
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  17. 2015;18;E605-E614Prescription Opioid Use, Harms and Interventions in Canada: A Review Update of New Developments and Findings since 2010
    Narrative Review
    Yoko Murphy, BA, Elliot M. Goldner, MD, and Benedikt Fischer, PhD.
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  18. 2015;18;395-400Tramadol, Pharmacology, Side Effects, and Serotonin Syndrome: A Review
    Review
    Burton D. Beakley, MD, Adam M Kaye, PharmD, and Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD.
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  19. 2015;18;E615-E628Tanshinone IIA Attenuates Chronic Pancreatitis-Induced Pain in Rats via Downregulation of HMGB1 and TRL4 Expression in the Spinal Cord
    Randomized Trial
    Ye-song Wang, MD, Yuan-Yuan Li, MD, Li-hua Wang, MD, Ying Kang, MD, Jie Zhang, MD, Zi-quan Liu, MD, PhD, Kun Wang, MD, Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, and Lei Chen, MD, PhD.
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  20. 2015;18;E629-E632Clostridium Sacroiliitis (Gas Gangrene) Following Sacroiliac Joint Injection – Case Report and Review of the Literature
    Brief Commentary
    Lakshmi N Kurnutala, MD, Dipti Ghatol, MD, and Aman Upadhyay, MD.
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  21. 2015;18;E633-E641Intrathecal Baclofen in Spinal Spasticity: Frequency and Severity of Withdrawal Syndrome
    Case Study
    Ivana Stetkarova, MD, PhD, Karel Brabec, MD, Peter Vasko, MD, and Libor Mencl, MD.
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  22. 2015;18;E643-E650The Use of Spinal Cord Neuromodulation in the Management of HIV-Related Polyneuropathy
    Case Report
    Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, MD, PhD, Kenneth D. Candido, MD, Shalini Rana, MD, and Ivana Knezevic, MD.
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  23. 2015;18;E651-E656Peripheral and Neuraxial Chemical Neurolysis for the Management of Intractable Lower Extremity Pain in a Patient with Terminal Cancer
    Brief Commentary
    Mario De Pinto, MD, and Ramana K Naidu, MD.
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  24. 2015;18;E657-E658Ischial Pain and Sitting Disability Due to Ischiogluteal Bursitis: Visual Vignette
    Brief Commentary
    Timur Ekiz, MD, Vedat Bicici, MD, Cem Hatioglu, MD, Suha Yalcin, MD, and Kagan Cingoz, MD.
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  25. 2015;18;E659-E662Recent Developments in Prescription Opioid-related Dispensing and Harm Indicators in Ontario, Canada
    Brief Commentary
    Benedikt Fischer, PhD, Wayne Jones, MSc, Yoko Murphy, BA, Anca Ialomiteanu, MSc, and Jürgen Rehm, PhD.
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  26. 2015;18;E663-E664Adding Particulate or Non-Particulate Steroids to the Local Anesthetics When Performing Parasagittal Interlaminar Epidural Injections
    Letter to the Editor
    Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, MD, PhD, Alexei Lissounov, MD, and Kenneth D. Candido, MD.
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  27. 2015;18;E665Response: Authors’ Reply to Adding Particulate or Non-Particulate Steroids to the Local Anesthetics When Performing Parasagittal Interlaminar Epidural Injections
    Response
    Babita Ghai, MD, Dipika Bansal, MD, and Sarvdeep Singh Dhatt, MD.
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  28. 2015;18;E666-E667Response to Knezevic et al: Reply from Manchikanti
    Response
    Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD.
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  29. 2015;18;E668Comment on: “Ulnar Tunnel Syndrome with Ultrasonographic Nerve Imaging”
    Letter to the Editor
    Daniele Coraci, MD, and Luca Padua, MD, PhD.
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  30. 2015;18;E669In Response to Coraci et al
    Response
    Elif Yalcin, MD, Mufit Akyuz, MD, and Ece Unlu, MD.
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  31. 2015;18;E670-E671Epidural Ahesiolysis Provides Misinformation
    Letter to the Editor
    Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Ramsin M. Benyamin, MD, Standiford Helm II, MD, and Joshua A. Hirsch, MD.
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  32. 2015;18;401-403In Erratum
    Errata
    ASIPP, .
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