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

Pain Physician is the official publication of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP). The open access journal is published 6 times a year.

Pain Physician is a peer-reviewed, multi-disciplinary, open access journal written by and directed to an audience of interventional pain physicians, clinicians and basic scientists with an interest in interventional pain management and pain medicine.

Pain Physician presents the latest studies, research, and information vital to those in the emerging specialty of interventional pain management – and critical to the people they serve.

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Current issue highlights: (November 2025, Volume 28, Issue 6)

  1. Management of Chronic Post-Herniorrhaphy Pain: A Systematic Review
    Systematic Review
    Gema Ruiz Lopez del Prado, MD, PhD, Antonio Ferreiro, MD, PhD, and Martin Avellanal, MD, PhD.
  2. Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Pulsed Radiofrequency in the Management of Pain Caused by Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    Systematic Review
    Shifeng Lai, MM, Huimin Li, MBBS, Jinlian Li, MM, Yu Ma, MBBS, Na Luo, MBBS, Min Xu, MBBS, Ping Liu, MBBS, Hongping Zhang, MBBS, and Qinglan He, MBBS.
  3. Advancements in MRI Conditionality of Spinal Cord Stimulation Systems: A Narrative Review of Recent SCS Systems and Their Associated Risks in MRI Operations
    Narrative Review
    Pravardhan Birthi, MD, Mahesh Pattabiraman, PhD, Harish Kalaivanan, MBBS, Aparajitha Rajkumar, MBBS, Vittal R Nagar, MD, PhD, Anterpreet Dua, ., Mittal S. Prajapati, MD, Akshay Agarwal, ., and Surabhi Chandra, PhD.
  4. Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment: Evidence for and Applications in Chronic Pain
    Narrative Review
    Thanawut Jitsinthunun, MD, Caixia Li, MD, Tony Kwun-tung Ng, MBBS, and Nantthasorn Zinboonyahgoon, MD, DABA.
  5. Is Fibromyalgia a Nociplastic or a Mixed-pain Condition? International, Multidisciplinary Recommendations for Pain Phenotyping in Fibromyalgia Syndrome
    Narrative Review
    Ismail Saracoglu, PhD, Randy Neblett, PhD, Esra Akin, PhD, Bilge Basakci Calik, MD, C. Paul van Wilgen, PhD, Marc Schiltz, PhD, Josue Fernandez Carnero, MD, Bart Morlion, PhD, Pawel Zalewski, MD, Slawomir Kujawski, PhD, Aleksandra Modlinska, PhD, Rainer Freynhagen, ., Robert Gerwin, MD, Mariana Arias Avila, MD, Paula Rezende Camargo, MD, and Jo Nijs, PhD.
  6. Causal Association Between Physical Activity, Leisure Sedentary Behaviors, Lifestyle Habits, and Multisite Chronic Pain: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study
    Mendelian Randomized Study
    Qiuli He, MD, Lei Liu, MS, Yahui Wang, MD, Yixing Xiao, MD, and Housheng Deng, MD.
  7. Intravenous Lidocaine Decreases Pain Scores 24 Hours Post Cardiac Surgery: Substudy of a Randomized Controlled Trial
    Randomized Controlled Trial
    Rebecca Klinger, MD, Amanda Strickland, MD, Mary Wright, MS, Joseph P. Mathew, MD, and Padma Gulur, MD.
  8. Comparison of the Efficacy of Conventional Radiofrequency to Intraarticular Steroid Injections for Advanced Hip Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Trial
    Randomized Controlled Trial
    Halil Ibrahim Altun, MD, Fatma Aysen Eren, MD, Halil Cetingok, MD, and Gul Koknel Talu, MD.
  9. Lifestyle Habits as Potential Predictors of Impaired Blood Glucose Regulation in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain vs. Healthy Controls: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Crossover Trial
    Randomized Crossover Trial
    M. Elena Gonzalez-Alvarez, MsC, Ömer Elma, PhD, Perseverence Savieri, MsC, Sevilay Tumkaya Yilmaz, MSc, Peter Clarys, PhD, Tom Deliens, PhD, Jorge Hugo Villafane, PhD, Jo Nijs, PhD, Josue Fernandez Carnero, MD, and Anneleen Malfliet, PhD.
  10. Impact of Glycemic Control on Surgical Site Infections in Neuromodulation Pain Procedures: A Retrospective Analysis
    Retrospective Analysis
    Julissa Mireles, BS, Albert Huh, MD, Jian Wang, PhD, Xiaowen Sun, MS, Sara Nalli, BA, Saba Javed, MD, and Billy K. Huh, MD, PhD.