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

Articles

  1. 2025;28;E623-E630Management 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.
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  2. 2025;28;E631-E644Efficacy 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.
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  3. 2025;28;451-465Advancements 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.
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  4. 2025;28;467-481Pulsed 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.
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  5. 2025;28;483-494Is 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.
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  6. 2025;28;495-510Causal 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.
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  7. 2025;28;511-518Intravenous 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.
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  8. 2025;28;519-526Comparison 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.
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  9. 2025;28;527-537Lifestyle 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.
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  10. 2025;28;539-544Impact 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.
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  11. 2025;28;545-550The Assessment of Neuropathic Pain in Patients with Lymphedema Secondary to Breast Cancer
    Cross-Sectional Study
    Mert Sancar, MD, and Ekim Can Ozturk, MD.
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  12. 2025;28;E645-E655Clinical Outcomes for 52 Patients Treated with V-STRUT® Transpedicular Device for Osteoporotic and Pathologic Vertebral Compression Fractures in the United States
    Retrospective Study
    Reade A. De Leacy, MBBS, Kevin Buttet, MD, Daryl T. Goldman, MD, Aliya Siddiqui, MD, Henri Kolb, MD, Douglas P. Beall, MD, Dana Dunleavy, MD, Neal Khurana, MD, Amish Doshi, MD, David Mitchell, MD, Harry Brown, MD, David Rosenfeld, MD, Isador Lieberman, MD, Martin Oselkin, MD, Jesse Hatgis, MD, and Majid Khan, MD.
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  13. 2025;28;E657-E665Analgesic Low-Dose Ketamine Infusions and Central Nervous System Adverse Effects: A Prospective Cohort Study
    Prospective Study
    Adriana M. Cadavid, MD, Fabian D. Casas, MD, Julio E. Camelo, MD, Andres Barrios, MD, Esteban Calle, MD, Cristian D. Ramirez, MD, and Luisa F. Aguirre, MD.
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  14. 2025;28;E667-E676The Association Between the Triglyceride-Glucose Index and Its Combination with Obesity Metrics and Adult Spinal Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study
    Cross-Sectional Study
    Liu ZX, MD, and Gong DK, PhD.
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  15. 2025;28;E677-E687Lumbar Medial Branch Cryoneurolysis Improves Pain and Function Versus Radiofrequency Ablation for Chronic Low Back Pain: 12-Month Randomized Pilot Study
    Randomized Pilot Study
    Martin G. Ferrillo, DO, O'Dane Brady, DC, Kasandra Cliff, MSN, Mihyun Chang, PhD, Mary DiGiorgi, PhD, and Jonathan Slonin, MD.
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  16. 2025;28;E689-E694Assessment of Three Regimens of Ketamine Infusion in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Randomized Prospective Comparative Study
    Prospective Study
    Aml Magdy Abo Elsafa, MSc, Hesham Ibrahim El Tatawy, MD, Ashraf Elsayed Alzeftawy, MD, and Mohamed Elsayed Afandy, MD.
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  17. 2025;28;E695-E703Real-Time Ultrasound-Guided Intrathecal Delivery of Nusinersen in Adult Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Complex Spinal Anatomy
    Retrospective Review
    Xijian Ke, MD, Yinzhu Wu, MD, Rui Yang, MD, Yaqun Zhou, MD, PhD, Min Zhang, MD, PhD, Henry Liu, MD, PhD, and Wei Mei, MD, PhD.
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  18. 2025;28;E705-E716Development of a Model for Predicting the Effectiveness of Low-Temperature Plasma on Zoster-Associated Pain
    Prospective Study
    Zhao Gao, MM, Chengxi Xi, MM, Hao Zhou, MD, Jinxia Yin, BD, Youwei Li, MD, and Yanjun Sun, BD.
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  19. 2025;28;E717-E718Comment on“The Efficacy and Safety of Applying the Combination of Pulsed Radiofrequency and Platelet-Rich Plasma to the Gasserian Ganglion for the Treatment of Idiopathic Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Protocol for A Multi-Center, Prospective, Open-Label, Propensity Score Match Cohort Study”
    Letter to the Editor
    Shaoting Zeng, MS, and Ling Ye, MD.
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  20. 2025;28;E719In Response to Comment on“The Efficacy and Safety of Applying the Combination of Pulsed Radiofrequency and Platelet-Rich Plasma to the Gasserian Ganglion for the Treatment of Idiopathic Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Protocol for A Multi-Center, Prospective, Open-Label, Propensity Score Match Cohort Study”
    In Response
    Yixuan Yang, MD, and Fang Luo, MD.
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  21. 2025;28;E720Comment on “Safety and Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma versus Genicular Nerve Radiofrequency Ablation in Knee Osteoarthritis”
    Letter to the Editor
    Rekib Sacaklidir, MD.
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  22. 2025;28;E721Comment on “Effectiveness of Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in Managing Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials”
    Letter to the Editor
    Hoa Ngan Doan, MD, and Min Cheol Chang, MD.
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  23. 2025;28;E722In Response to Comment on “Effectiveness of Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in Managing Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials”
    In Response
    Amol Soin, MD, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, MD, PhD, and Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD.
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  24. 2025;28;E723In Response to Comments on “Could the Hanging Drop Technique be an Alternative Technique to Loss of Resistance in Cervical Epidural Injections?”
    In Response
    Shahin Azizov, MD.
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