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



Articles

  1. 2020;23;531-540Assessment of Prevalence of Cervical Facet Joint Pain with Diagnostic Cervical Medial Branch Blocks: Analysis Based on Chronic Pain Model
    Diagnostic Accuracy Study
    Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Radomir Kosanovic, MD, Kimberly A. Cash, RT, Vidyasagar Pampati, MSc, Amol Soin, MD, Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, and Joshua A. Hirsch, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  2. 2020;23;541-551The Treatment of Topical Drugs for Postherpetic Neuralgia: A Network Meta-Analysis
    Systematic Review
    Xi Liu, MD, Liling Wei, BS, Qiong Zeng, MD, Kun Lin, PhD, and Jia Zhang, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  3. 2020;23;E559-E580Use of Radiofrequency Ablation for the Management of Facial Pain: A Systematic Review
    Systematic Review
    Vwaire Orhurhu, MD, Faizan Khan, MD, Rodrigo C. Quispe, MD, Lisa Huang, MD, Ivan Urits, MD, Mark Jones, MD, Omar Viswanath, MD, Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, and Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  4. 2020;23;553-564The Effect of Percutaneous Nucleoplasty vs Anterior Discectomy in Patients with Cervical Radicular Pain due to a Single-Level Contained Soft-Disc Herniation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
    Randomized Controlled Trial
    Judith de Rooij, MSc, Biswadjiet Harhangi, MD, PhD, Hans Aukes, MD, George Groeneweg, PhD, Dirk Stronks, PhD, and Frank Huygen, MD, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  5. 2020;23;565-572Effect of Repeated Paravertebral Injections with Local Anesthetics and Steroids on Prevention of Post-herpetic Neuralgia
    Randomized Trial
    Mohamed Younis Makharita, MD, and Yasser M. Amr, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  6. 2020;23;573-579The Effect of Different Posture on Normal Saline Injection in Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter in Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia
    Randomized Trial
    JiHoon Park, MD, JiHee Hong, MD, PhD, Jiseob Kim, MD, and SeungWon Yi, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  7. 2020;23;581-588A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Ultrasound-Guided Versus Landmark-Guided Suprascapular Nerve Block in Chronic Shoulder Pain: A Prospective Randomized Study
    Randomized Controlled Trial
    Gonca Saglam, MD, and Dilek Çetinkaya Alisar, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  8. 2020;23;589-597The Influence of Bupivacaine Temperature on Supraclavicular Plexus Block Characteristics: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
    Randomized Controlled Trial
    Mohamed Younis Makharita, MD, Shimaa Abd El-Satar Shalaby, MS, Hosam I. El Said Saber, MD, and Hanaa M. El Bendary, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  9. 2020;23;E581-E590Chronic Pregabalin Treatment Ameliorates Pain, but not Depressive-Like Behaviors, in a Reserpine-Induced Myalgia Model in Rats
    Randomized Animal Study
    Eva M. Gonzalez-Soler, PhD, Arantxa Blasco-Serra, PhD, Gloria M. Alfosea-Cuadrado, PhD student, Marta Igual-Lopez, PhD student, Jorge Orduna-Valls, MD, Carlos Tornero-Tornero, PhD, and Alfonso A. Valverde-Navarro, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  10. 2020;23;599-616Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain Syndromes: A Review of Considerations in Practice Management
    Narrative Review
    Jay Karri, MD, Mihir Joshi, MD, George Polson, MD, Tuan Tang, MD, Maxwell Lee, MD, Vwaire Orhurhu, MD, Timothy Deer, MD, and Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  11. 2020;23;E591-E617Intrathecal Drug Delivery for Chronic Pain Syndromes: A Review of Considerations in Practice Management
    Narrative Review
    Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD, Jay Karri, MD, Ashley Michael, MD, David Bryce, MD, Jennifer Sun, MD, Maxwell Lee, MD, Vwaire Orhurhu, MD, and Timothy Deer, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  12. 2020;23;E619-E628Perioperative Coagulation Profile with Thromboelastography in Aspirin-Treated Patients Undergoing Posterior Lumbar Fusion
    Retrospective Study
    Xiaoming Li, MD, Jinhui Wu, MD, Shuhan Zhang, MD, Shu Liu, MD, Jiabin Yuan, MD, Chao Wang, MD, Xiong Miao, MD, Xumiao Lin, MD, Jingfeng Li, PhD, and Zhicai Shi, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  13. 2020;23;E629-E636Endoscopic Surgical Resection of the Retropulsed S1 Vertebral Endplate in L5-S1 Spondylolisthesis: Case Series
    Retrospective Chart Review
    Albert E Telfeian, MD, PhD, Sohail Syed, MD, Adetokunbo Oyelese, MD, PhD, Jared Fridley, MD, and Ziya L. Gokaslan, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  14. 2020;23;E637-E642Single Level Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Vertebral Hemangiomata — A Review of Outcomes
    Retrospective Study
    Mithun Nambiar, MBBS, Julian T. Maingard, MBBS, James R. Onggo, MBBS, Kevin Phan, MD, Hamed Asadi, MD, PhD, Duncan Mark Brooks, MBBS, Joshua A. Hirsch, MD, Ronil V. Chandra, MBBS, and Giovanni Anselmetti, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  15. 2020;23;E643-E658BURST(able): A Retrospective, Multicenter Study Examining the Impact of Spinal Cord Stimulation with Burst on Pain and Opioid Consumption in the Setting of Salvage Treatment and “Upgrade”
    Retrospective Study
    Corey W. Hunter, MD, Jonathan Carlson, MD, Ajax Yang, MD, Denis Patterson, DO, Ben Lowry, MD, Pankaj Mehta, MD, Jeffery Rowe, MD, and Timothy Deer, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  16. 2020;23;E659-E663Fully Endoscopic 360° Decompression Surgery for Thoracic Spinal Stenosis: Technical Note and Report of 8 Cases
    Retrospective Case Review
    Jian Shen, MD, PhD, and Albert E Telfeian, MD, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  17. 2020;23;E665-E671Four Complications Associated with Lateral and Oblique Fusion Treatable with Endoscopic Spine Surgery: Technical Note and Case Series
    Retrospective Case Review
    Sohail Syed, MD, Albert E Telfeian, MD, PhD, Paul Houle, MD, Ralf Wagner, MD, Adetokunbo Oyelese, MD, PhD, Jared Fridley, MD, and Ziya L. Gokaslan, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  18. 2020;23;E673-E686Early Over-Expressing of microRNA-145 Effectively Precludes the Development of Neuropathic Mechanical Hyperalgesia via Suppressing Nav1.8 in Diabetic Rats
    Experimental Animal Study
    Jie Yan, MD, Huiling Yu, BA, Jie Shen, MD, Cuicui Han, BA, Caijuan Li, MD, Xiaofeng Shen, BA, and Bingbing Li, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  19. 2020;23;E687-E694Is it Possible to Distinguish Cervicogenic Headache from Neck Pain with Cervicospinal Posture? A Single-Blind, Prospective Cross-Sectional Trial
    Prospective Study
    Yeliz Bahar-Ozdemir, MD, and Omer Ozdemir, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  20. 2020;23;E695-E702Resistin Gene Polymorphism Is an Influencing Factor of Postoperative Pain for Chinese Patients
    Observational Study
    Han Xie, MD, Qingqing Fan, MD, Zhengliang Ma, PhD, Zhengxiang Chen, MD, Qing Shu, PhD, Danying Li, PhD, and Weihong Ge, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  21. 2020;23;E703-E712The Result of Acute Induced Psychosocial Stress on Pain Sensitivity and Modulation in Healthy People
    Observational Study
    Michel Mertens, MSc, Linda Hermans, MD, PhD, Jessica Van Oosterwijck, PhD, MSc, Lotte Meert, MSc, Geert Crombez, PhD, Filip Struyf, PhD, and Mira Meeus, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  22. 2020;23;E713-E721Microendoscopic Discectomy Combined with Annular Suture Versus Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy for Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Prospective Observational Study
    Observational Study
    Chunpeng Ren, MD, Rujie Qin, MD, Yin Li, MD, and Peng Wang, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  23. 2020;23;E723-E730Hospitals’ Web Site Lists of Their Interventional Pain Procedures Inadequately Reflect the Diversity of Their Actual Pain Medicine Practices
    Observational Study
    Tyler L. Abarca, MD, Franklin Dexter, MD, PhD, Richard H. Epstein, MD, and Amy C.S. Pearson, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  24. 2020;23;E731-E732Comments on the Role of Ultrasound-Guided Injection in the Management of Meralgia Paresthetica
    Letter to the Editor
    Aakanksha Aggarwal, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  25. 2020;23;E733RE: “A Prospective, Randomized Cross-Over Trial of T2 Paravertebral Block as a Sympathetic Block in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)”
    Letter to the Editor
    Rajput Abhishek Kumar, MD, Anil Agarwal, MD, and Sujeet Kumar Singh Gautam, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  26. 2020;23;E734-E735RE: Efficacy and Safety of Surgical Interventions for Treating Multilevel Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy via Anterior Approach: A Network Meta-Analysis by Li et al
    Letter to the Editor
    Kimberly-Anne Tan, MBBS, Brian Zhaojie Chin, MD, Benjamin Zhaobin Chin, MMed, and Hwee Weng Dennis Hey, MBBS.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  27. 2020;23;E736-E737New Name, No Novelty
    Letter to the Editor
    Martin V. Nielsen, MD, Bernhard Moriggl, MD, PhD, Christian Kruse Hansen, MD, and Jens Børglum, MD, PhD.
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  28. 2020;23;E738-E739In Response: New Name, No Novelty
    In Response
    Wirinaree Kampitak, MD, and Yasuyuki Shibata, MD, PhD.
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  29. 2020;23;E740-E741On the Development of Objective Pain Assessment Tools: What are We Missing?
    Letter to the Editor
    Erick Javier Arguello Prada, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  30. 2020;23;E742-E743Navigating Through the Unchartered Waters of the COVID-19 Pandemic with Agility: Comments and Solutions
    Letter to the Editor
    Varun Singla, MD, Chashamjot Bawa, MD, Parul Gupta, MD, and Amandeep Singh, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  31. 2020;23;E744In Response: Navigating Through the Unchartered Waters of the COVID-19 Pandemic with Agility: Comments and Solutions
    In Response
    Shalini Shah, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  32. 2020;23;617-6452020 Indices
    Index
    ASIPP, .
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  33. 2020;23;647Errata
    Errata
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