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: (July 2025, Volume 28, Issue 4)

  1. Diagnostic Guidance for Chronic Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I and Type II from The American Society of Interventional Physicians (ASIPP)
    Guidelines
    Christopher Gharibo, MD, Miles Day, MD, Steve M. Aydin, DO, Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, Salahadin Abdi, MD, PhD, Sudhir Diwan, MD, Lisa V. Doan, MD, Danielle Feng, MD, Kris Ferguson, MD, Kirolos Georges, MD, Andrew Kaufman, MD, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, MD, PhD, Sean Li, MD, Franzes A. Liongson, MD, Devi Nampiaparampil, MD, Annu Navani, MD, Mahendra Sanapati, MD, Michael E. Schatman, PhD, Amol Soin, MD, Peter S. Staats, MD, Giustino Varrassi, MD, PhD, Jing Wang, MD, PhD, and Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD.
  2. Non-Partisan Proposal for Reforming Physician Payment System and Preserving Telehealth Services
    Health Policy Perspective
    Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Paul J. Hubbell, III, MD, Ramarao Pasupuleti, MD, Ann Conn, MD, and Mahendra Sanapati, MD.
  3. Using Artificial Intelligence to Predict Residual Distal Lumbosacral Pain Post Percutaneous Kyphoplasty for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures
    Artificial Intelligence
    Yuye Zhang, MD, Yingzi Zhang, MD, Xingyu You, MD, Xueli Qiu, MD, Wenxiang Tang, MD, Yufei Zhang, MD, and Fanguo Lin, MD.
  4. Applying a Preoperative Planning Method Based on 3D Artificial Intelligence-generated Lumbar Models in Transforaminal Puncture: A Phantoms Study
    Artificial Intelligence
    Zhihai Su, MD, Chengjie Huang, MD, Zhifei Cui, MD, Yunfei Wang, MD, Wencong Zhang, PhD, Lei Zhao, PhD, Shumao Pang, PhD, Naiwen Zhang, MD, Libin Liang, PhD, Zhen Yuan, PhD, Qianjin Feng, PhD, Xiang Liu, MD, Tao Chen, MD, and Hai Lu, PhD.
  5. A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Of Randomized Trials Of Therapeutic Intraarticular Facet Joint Injections In Chronic Axial Spinal Pain
    Systematic Review
    Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Emilija Knezevic, ., Aleksandar Sic, ., Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, MD, PhD, Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, Mahendra Sanapati, MD, and Joshua A. Hirsch, MD.
  6. Chronic Tendinopathy Driven by Neoinnervation: The Role of the Paratenon, Upregulated Neural Biomarkers, and Evolving Evidence – A Scoping Review
    Scoping Review
    Suwannika Palee, MD, Atthakorn Jarusriwanna, MD, Danielle Lee, MD, Ugur Yener, MD, Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, Naum Shaparin, MD, and Sayed E. Wahezi, MD.
  7. Preemptive Acetaminophen for Postoperative Analgesia in Children Undergoing Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    Systematic Review
    Xin-yi Hua, MMed, Ru-yi Zhang, PhD, Hua Xie, MMed, Zhong-xian Zhu, MMed, and Wei-bing Tang, PhD.
  8. Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Neuropathic Pain: Research Progress in Molecular and Circuit Mechanisms
    Narrative Review
    Yi Kang, MD, Yidan Tang, PhD, Jun Gao, PhD, Yong Qiu, MD, Weishuang Kong, PhD, Tao Zhu, MD, and Guo Chen, MD.
  9. Atelocollagen vs. Prolotherapy in Partial-Thickness Supraspinatus Tears: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial with MRI-Confirmed Outcomes
    Randomized Controlled Trial
    Eun Joo Choi, MD, PhD, Joon Hee Lee, MD, Dongsik Lim, MD, Minhye Chang, MD, and Pyung Bok Lee, MD, PhD.
  10. Effects of Dexamethasone Administration in Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block for Allergic Rhinitis: A Prospective, Randomized, Single-blind Controlled Trial
    Randomized Controlled Trial
    Qinyue Luo, MD, Junyang Fang, MD, Yunqian Zhang, MD, Ran Wang, MD, Biyun Xu, PhD, Lei Cheng, MD, PhD, and Lijuan Lu, MD.