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



Articles

  1. 2021;24;1-15Declining Utilization and Inflation-Adjusted Expenditures for Epidural Procedures in Chronic Spinal Pain in the Medicare Population
    Health Services Research
    Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Vidyasagar Pampati, MSc, Amol Soin, MD, Mahendra R. Sanapati, MD, Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, and Joshua A. Hirsch, MD.
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  2. 2021;24;17-29Declining Utilization Patterns of Percutaneous Adhesiolysis Procedures in the Fee-For-Service (FFS) Medicare Population
    Health Services Research
    Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Radomir Kosanovic, MD, Vidyasagar Pampati, MSc, and Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  3. 2021;24;31-40Patterns of Long-Term Prescription Opioid Use Among Older Adults in the United States: A Study of Medicare Administrative Claims Data
    Health Services Research
    Sujith Ramachandran, PhD, Monika Salkar, MS, John P. Bentley, PhD, Ike Eriator, MD, and Yi Yang, MD, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  4. 2021;24;41-59Is Epidural Injection of Sodium Chloride Solution a True Placebo or an Active Control Agent? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    Meta-Analysis
    Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, MD, PhD, Jaya Sanapati, MD, Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, Mahendra R. Sanapati, MD, and Joshua A. Hirsch, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  5. 2021;24;61-72Mind-Body Interventions for Depressive Symptoms in Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review of Meta-Analyses
    Systematic Review
    Abhimanyu Sud, MD, Ka Sing Paris Lai, MD, Darren Kai-Young Cheng, MSc, Chadwick Chung, DC, Oscar Javier Pico-Espinosa, MD, and Danielle B. Rice, MSc.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  6. 2021;24;E1-E14Relative Efficacy and Safety of Pharmacotherapeutic Interventions for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis
    Systematic Review
    Mir Mahmood Asrar, MPharm, Sunita Kumari, MPharm, Boya Chandrasekhr, MD, Anil Bhansali, MD, and Dipika Bansal, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  7. 2021;24;73-82Efficacy and Safety of Opioid Analgesics for the Management of Chronic Low Back Pain: An Evidence from Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis
    Systematic Review
    Chandrasekhar Boya, PhD, Dipika Bansal, MD, Shailaja Kanakagiri, MPharm, and Babita Ghai, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  8. 2021;24;83-87Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia Using a Head-Mounted Video Display: A Randomized Clinical Study
    Randomized Clinical Study
    Rene Przkora, MD, PhD, Juan Mora, MD, Pavel Balduyeu, MD, Matthew Meroney, MD, Terrie Vasilopoulos, PhD, and Daneshvari Solanki, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  9. 2021;24;89-97The Efficacy and Safety of the Application of Pulsed Radiofrequency, Combined With Low-Temperature Continuous Radiofrequency, to the Gasserian Ganglion for the Treatment of Primary Trigeminal Neuralgia: Study Protocol for a Prospective, Open-Label, Parall
    Randomized Controlled Study
    Hao Ren, MD, Chunmei Zhao, MD, Xiaodi Wang, MD, Ying Shen, MD, Lan Meng, MD, and Fang Luo, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  10. 2021;24;E15-E21A Randomized Comparison Between Two Injections from Two Planes versus Two Injections with a Uniplanar Approach for Ultrasound-Guided Supraclavicular Block
    Randomized Controlled Trial
    Ji Yeon Lee, MD, PhD, Hee Yeon Park, MD, PhD, Yun Suk Choi, MD, PhD, Young Jin Chang, MD, PhD, Hyeon Ju Shin, MD, PhD, and Mi Geum Lee, MD, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  11. 2021;24;E23-E30Effectiveness of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Patients With Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: A Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study
    Randomized Controlled Trial
    Canan Bursali, MD, Feyza Ünlü Özkan, MD, Meryem Yilmaz Kaysin, MD, Nimet Dortcan, MD, Ilknur Aktas, MD, and Duygu Geler Külcü, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  12. 2021;24;E31-E36The Effect of ShotBlocker on Pain and Patient Satisfaction for Spinal Anesthesia: A Randomized Trial
    Randomized Trial
    Gokhan Inangil, MD, and Kadir Hakan Cansiz, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  13. 2021;24;E37-E44Morphine Versus Loperamide with Intrasite Gel in the Treatment of Painful Dermal Ulcers: A Randomized, Crossover Study
    Randomized Crossover Study
    B. Jyothi, MD, Milon V. Mitragotri, MD, Mahesh D. Kurugodiyavar, MD, Safiya I. Shaikh, MD, and Vishwajeet V. Korikanthimath, MBBS.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  14. 2021;24;E45-E50Treatment and Management of Twelfth Rib Syndrome: A Best Practices Comprehensive Review
    Comprehensive Review
    Ivan Urits, MD, Nazir Noor, MD, Nathan Fackler, BS, Luc Fortier, BS, Amnon A. Berger, MD, PhD, Hisham Kassem, MD, Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, Marc A. Colon, MD, Sumitra Miriyala, PhD, and Omar Viswanath, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  15. 2021;24;E51-E59Evaluation of Contralateral Oblique and Lateral Views for Mid-Thoracic Epidural Access: A Prospective Observational Study
    Observational Study
    Doo-Hwan Kim, MD, Syn-Hae Yoon, MD, Jonghyuk Lee, MD, Han Park, MD, Ji-Hoon Sim, MD, and Seong-Soo Choi, MD, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  16. 2021;24;E61-E74Visit Frequency and Outcomes for Patients Using Ongoing Chiropractic Care for Chronic Low-Back and Neck Pain: An Observational Longitudinal Study
    Observational Study
    Patricia M. Herman, PhD, Sarah E. Edgington, MA, Melony E. Sorbero, PhD, Eric L. Hurwitz, PhD, Christine M. Goertz, PhD, and Ian D. Coulter, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  17. 2021;24;E75-E85Long-Term Effectiveness and Tolerability of Pain Treatment with Tapentadol Prolonged Release
    Observational Study
    Rafael Galvez Mateos, MD, Daniel Samper Bernal, MD, Luis Miguel Torres Morera, MD, Cesar Margarit Ferri, MD, and Ana Esquivias Escobar, PharmD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  18. 2021;24;E87-E93Risk Factors of Hyperglycemia After Nerve Blockade with Dexamethasone in Non-Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Cohort Study
    Cohort Study
    Kumiko Tanabe, MD, PhD, Takuma Ishihara, MSc, Yoshimi Nakamura, MD, Noritaka Yoshimura, MD, PhD, Shinobu Yamaguchi, MD, PhD, Reiko Suetsugu, MD, and Hiroki Iida, MD, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  19. 2021;24;E95-E100Prescription Opioid Use and Laboratory Value Derangements: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of NHANES Data
    Cross-Sectional Study
    Micah Hartwell, PhD, Benjamin Greiner, MPH, Kelly Dunn, MD, Julie Croff, PhD, and Jason Beaman, DO.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  20. 2021;24;E101-E109Risk Factors for Local Bone Destruction Progression in Palliative Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Vertebral Metastases and the Significance of Bone Cement Filling Rates
    Retrospective Study
    Zhen Liu, MS, Hongyuan Liang, MD, Wei Sun, MD, Zaiming Lu, MD, and Shinong Pan, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  21. 2021;24;E111-E116Sphenopalatine Ganglion Nerve Block for the Treatment of Migraine Headaches in the Pediatric Population
    Retrospective Study
    Mohammad A. Mousa, BSE, David J. Aria, MD, Abeer A. Mousa, MD, Carrie M. Schaefer, MD, M'hamed H. Temkit, PhD, and Richard B. Towbin, MD.
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  22. 2021;24;E117-E125Comparison of Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy and Microendoscopic Discectomy for the Surgical Management of Symptomatic Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study with a Minimum of 2 Years’ Follow-Up
    Retrospective Study
    Panfeng Yu, MD, PhD, Pengfei Zan, MD, PhD, Xifeng Zhang, MD, Hua Qiang, MD, Rebekah M. Samsonraj, PhD, Jiaguang Tang, MD, PhD, and Peng Huang, MD, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  23. 2021;24;E127-E128Transincisional Ultrasound-Guided Quadratus Lumborum Block in Open Renal Surgeries
    Letter to the Editor
    Huili Li, MD, Rong Shi, MD, and Yun Wang, MD, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  24. 2021;24;E129-E130In Response
    In Response
    Amin M. Alansary, MD, Atef Badawy, MD, and Marwa A.K. Elbeialy, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  25. 2021;24;99Errata
    Errata
    ASIPP, .
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