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



Articles

  1. 2015;18;E685-E712Survival Strategies for Tsunami of ICD-10-CM for Interventionalists: Pursue or Perish!
    Health Policy Review
    Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Marvel Hammer, RN, CPC, Mark V. Boswell, MD, PhD, Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, and Joshua A. Hirsch, MD.
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  2. 2015;18;E713-E756Systematic Review of the Diagnostic Accuracy and Therapeutic Effectiveness of Sacroiliac Joint Interventions
    Systematic Review
    Thomas T. Simopoulos, MD, Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Sanjeeva Gupta, MD, Steve M. Aydin, DO, Chong H. Kim , MD, Daneshvari R. Solanki, MD, Devi E Nampiaparampil, MD, Vijay Singh, MD, Peter S. Staats, MD, and Joshua A. Hirsch, MD.
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  3. 2015;18;405-417Effects of Systemic Magnesium on Post-operative Analgesia: Is the Current Evidence Strong Enough?
    Systematic Review
    Bao-Lin Guo, MD, Yan Lin, PhD, Wei Hu, BA, Chen-Xi Zhen, MD, PhD, Zhao Bao-Cheng, MD, PhD, Huang-Hui Wu, MD, Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, Jian-Hong Duan, MD, PhD, and Yan Qu, MD, PhD.
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  4. 2015;18;419-431The Association of rs4753426 Polymorphism in the Melatonin Receptor 1B (MTNR1B) Gene and Susceptibility to Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
    Systematic Review
    Peng Yang, MD, Hao Liu, MD, Jun Lin, MD, PhD, and Huilin Yang, MD.
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  5. 2015;18;433-457Predictors of Persistent Neuropathic Pain – A Systematic Review
    Systematic Review
    Sabine Boogaard, MSc, Martijn W Heymans, PhD, Henrica CW de Vet, MD, PhD, Madelon L Peters, PhD, Stephan A. Loer, MD, PhD, Wouter WA Zuurmond, MD, PhD, and Roberto SGM Perez, PhD.
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  6. 2015;18;E757-E780Improving Analgesic Efficacy and Safety of Thoracic Paravertebral Block for Breast Surgery: A Mixed-Effects Meta-Analysis
    Systematic Review
    Abdullah S Terkawi, MD, Siny Tsang, MA, Daniel I. Sessler, MD, Rayan S. Terkawi, MD, Megan S Nunemaker, MSLS, Marcel E Durieux, MD, PhD, and Ashley Shilling, MD.
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  7. 2015;18;459-471Effect of Individually Tailored Biopsychosocial Workplace Interventions on Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain and Stress Among Laboratory Technicians: Randomized Controlled Trial
    Randomized Trial
    Kenneth Jay, MSc, Mikkel Brandt, MSc, Klaus Hansen, BSc, Emil Sundstrup, MSc, Markus D. Jakobsen, MSc, mc schraefel, PhD, Gisela Sjogaard, Dr. Med. Sci, PhD, and Lars L. Andersen, PhD.
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  8. 2015;18;473-493Intraarticular Facet Injections for Low Back Pain: Design Considerations, Consensus Methodology to Develop the Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
    Randomized Trial
    Tom Mars, B. Ost, B Educ, MA, David R Ellard, PhD, James HL Antrobus, FRCA, FFPMRCA, Melinda Cairns, MCSP, PhD, Martin Underwood, MD, Kirstie Haywood, PhD, Susie Keohane, PgDip, Harbinder Sandhu, PhD, and Frances Griffiths, PhD.
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  9. 2015;18;495-503Radiologic Analysis and Clinical Study of the Upper One-third Joint Technique for Fluoroscopically Guided Sacroiliac Joint Injection
    Observational Study
    Junghyun Park, MD, Hue Jung Park, MD, Dong Eon Moon, MD, Gye Jeol Sa, MD, and Young Hoon Kim, MD.
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  10. 2015;18;505-516Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Intractable Headaches: Long-term Efficacy and Safety Study
    Retrospective Review
    Pyung Bok Lee, MD, Christian Horazeck, MD, Francis S Nahm, MD, PhD, and Billy K. Huh, MD, PhD.
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  11. 2015;18;E781-E786Value of Examination Under Fluoroscopy for the Assessment of Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
    Prospective Review
    P. Jonathan Eskander, MD, Juan G Ripoll, MD, Frank Calixto, MD, Burton D. Beakley, MD, Jeffrey T Baker, MD, Patrick J. Healy, MD, O H Gunduz, MD, Lizheng Shi, PhD, Jamie A Clodfelter, DO, Jinan Liu, MHA, Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, and Sanjay sharma, MD.
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  12. 2015;18;E787-E794Contrast Dispersion Pattern and Efficacy of Corticosteroid at the Glenohumeral Joint in Adhesive Capsulitis
    Prospective Assessment
    Sang Jun Kim, MD, PhD, and Yu Seong Choi, MD.
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  13. 2015;18;E795-E804Effectiveness and Safety of Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment Guided by Computed Tomography for Refractory Neuralgia of Infraorbital Nerve: A Pilot Study
    Prospective Study
    Fang Luo, MD, Jingjing Lu, MD, Ying Shen, MD, Lan Meng, MD, Tao Wang, MD, and Nan Ji, MD.
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  14. 2015;18;E805-E814Effect of the Location of Endplate Cement Extravasation on Adjacent Level Fracture in Osteoporotic Patients Undergoing Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty
    Prospective Study
    Mary Kristen Jesse, MD, Brian Petersen, MD, Deborah Glueck, PhD, and Sarah Kriedler, PhD.
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  15. 2015;18;E815-E826Lidocaine Injection in the Intramuscular Innervation Zone Can Effectively Treat Chronic Neck Pain Caused by MTrPs in the Trapezius Muscle
    Prospective Study
    Peng Xie, PhD, Bangyong Qin, MD, Fangjiu Yang, MS, Tian Yu, MD, PhD, Jin Yu, PhD, Jiang Wang, PhD, and Hong Zheng, MD,PhD.
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  16. 2015;18;E827-E829Incidence and Demographics of Post-Operative Naloxone Administration: A 13-Year Experience at a Major Tertiary Teaching Institution
    Retrospective Study
    Yury Khelemsky, MD, Rishi Kothari, MD, Neville Campbell, MD, and Shahbaz Farnad, MD.
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  17. 2015;18;E831-E840Catheter-tip Granulomas Associated with Intrathecal Drug Delivery – A Two-Center Experience Identifying 13 Cases
    Retrospective Review
    Tobias Kratzsch, MD, MSc, Martin N. Stienen, MD, Tim Reck, MD, Prof., Gerhard Hildebrandt, MD, and Petra Hoederath, MD.
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  18. 2015;18;E841-E852Associations Between Cognitive Performance and Pain in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Comorbidity with Fibromyalgia Does Matter
    Observational Study
    Kelly Ickmans, PT, PhD, Mira Meeus, MD, Margot De Kooning, MSc, Luc Lambrecht, MD, PhD, Nathalie Pattyn, MD, PhD, and Jo Nijs, PT, PhD.
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  19. 2015;18;E853-E862High Prevalence of Hypovitaminosis D in Indian Chronic Low Back Patients
    Controlled Study
    Babita Ghai, MD, Dipika Bansal, MD, Gudala Kapil, PhD, Raju Kanukula, MPharma, Sreenu Lavudiya, M. Pharm, and Naresh Sachdeva, PhD.
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  20. 2015;18;E863-E876Chronic Pain in the Elderly: The Case for New Therapeutic Strategies
    Narrative Review
    Antonella Paladini, MD, PhD, Mariella Fusco, PhD, Stefano Coaccioli, MD, PhD, Stephen D. Skaper, PhD, and Giustino Varrassi, PhD.
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  21. 2015;18;E877-E887Is Serum Hypovitaminosis D Associated with Chronic Widespread Pain Including Fibromyalgia? A Meta-analysis of Observational Studies
    Observational Study
    Ming-Yen Hsiao, MD, Chen-Yu Hung, MD, Ke-Vin Chang, MD, Der-Sheng Han, MD, PhD, and Tyng-Guey Wang, MD.
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  22. 2015;15;E889-E897Prevalence of Neuropathic Pain in Patients Scheduled for Lumbar Spine Surgery: Nationwide, Multicenter, Prospective Study
    Observational Study
    Kyung Hyun Kim, MD, Seong-Hwan Moon, MD, Chang-Ju Hwang, MD, PhD, and Yong Eun Cho, MD, PhD.
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  23. 2015;18;E899-E904Accuracy of Ultrasound-Guided Genicular Nerve Block: A Cadaveric Study
    Cadaveric Study
    Evren Yasar, MD, Serdar Kesikburun, MD, Cenk Kilic, MD, Ümüt Güzelküçük, MD, Fatih Yazar, MD, and Arif Kenan Tan, MD.
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  24. 2015;18;E905-E909Successful Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial and Permanent Implant in Patient with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy on Chronic Dual Antiplatelet Therapy
    Case Report
    Brian P Covert, MD, and Ryan H Nobles, MG.
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  25. 205;18;E911-E916Lumbar Sympathetic Block with Botulinum Toxin Type B for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Case Study
    Case Report
    Eunjoo Choi, MD, Chan Woo Cho, MD, Hye Young Kim, MD, PhD, Pyung Bok Lee, MD, and Francis S Nahm, MD, PhD.
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  26. 2015;18;E917-E924Brachial Plexus Block for Cancer-Related Pain: A Case Series
    Case Series
    Nantthasorn Zinboonyahgoon, MD, Kamen Vlassakov, MD, Christ R Abrecht, MD, Suresh Srinivasan, MD, and Sanjeet Narang, MD.
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  27. 2015;18;E925-E926Sacral Insufficiency Fracture: An Insidious Cause for Low Back Pain
    Brief Commentary
    Suha Yalcin, MD, Timur Ekiz, MD, Ender Erden, MD, Gokhan T Ozturk, MD, Cem Hatipoglu, MD, and Murat Ersoz, MD.
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  28. 2015;18;E927-E929Treatment of Abdominal Segmental Hernia, Constipation, and Pain Following Herpes Zoster with Paravertebral Block
    Brief Commentary
    Saeyoung Kim, MD, and Younghoon Jeon, MD, PhD.
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  29. 2015;18;E931-E932“Bursitis De Novo”: A Clinical Case of Ischiofemoral Impingement
    Brief Commentary
    Joan Dalmau-Carola, MD.
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  30. 2015;18;E933-E934 Landmark of Ultrasound-Guided Trigeminal Block: Lateral Pterygoid Muscle
    Letter to the Editor
    Ya-Wen Chuang, MD, and Chien-Hsing Chen, MD.
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  31. 2015;18;E933-E934Response
    Response
    Antoun Nader, MD, and Mark C Kendall, MD.
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  32. 2015;18;E935-E936Pain Relief Following Shoulder Arthroscopy In Patients Receiving Preoperative Stellate Ganglion Block – Some More Facts!
    Letter to the Editor
    Deepak Thapa, DNB, PDCC, Vanita Ahuja, MD, and Satinder Gomabar, MD.
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  33. 2015;18;E937-E938Description of Optimal Angle of Needle Insertion For L5 Transforaminal Epidural Injection Leads to Complications
    Letter to the Editor
    Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Sairam Atluri, MD, Ramsin M. Benyamin, MD, and Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD.
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    Errata
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