Journal of Pain Research

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ISSN: 1178-7090

Minimally Invasive Spine Procedures, Neuromodulation and Interventional Pain


Section Editor(s):

Professor Krishnan Chakravarthy, Department of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
Dr. Dawood Sayed, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
Dr. Andrea Tinnirello, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, ASST Franciacorta, Ospedale di Iseo, Italy
Dr. Alaa Abd-Elsayed, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA

This section examines the rapidly expanding body of minimally invasive techniques that are becoming routinely utilized for many chronic pain conditions, with an emphasis on the spine.

Latest articles in Minimally Invasive Spine Procedures, Neuromodulation and Interventional Pain:

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Central Canal Stenosis Severity Does Not Predict Residual Leg Pain After Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Decompression in Frail Elderly Patients: A Propensity Score-Weighted Cohort Study

Wang M, Li GZ, Wang FD, Tang L, Zhang H

Journal of Pain Research 2026, 19:604803

Published Date: 7 May 2026

Unequal Local Anesthetic Dosing and Surgical Heterogeneity: Considerations for Interpreting the ESPB–TEA Non-Inferiority Trial [Letter]

Liu CE, Lu CW

Journal of Pain Research 2026, 19:619693

Published Date: 2 May 2026

The Role of Central Sensitization in Responsiveness to Brain Stimulation for Patients with Nonspecific Chronic Low Back Pain – An Exploratory Study

Wang-Price S, Zafereo J, Alkhathami K, Alshehre Y, Goh HT

Journal of Pain Research 2026, 19:590522

Published Date: 1 May 2026

Psychometric and Molecular Profiling to Predict Outcomes of Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain: A Pilot Study

D’Agnelli S, Amodeo G, Cascella M, Baciarello M, Bellini V, Franchi S, Galimberti G, Sacerdote P, Bignami EG

Journal of Pain Research 2026, 19:551667

Published Date: 25 April 2026

Continuous Erector Spinae Plane Block versus Thoracic Epidural Analgesia After Thoracotomy: A Randomized Controlled Assessor-Blinded Non-Inferiority Trial

Cho S, Lee HJ, Yoon SH, Park SY, Park S, Lee HJ, Park IK, Kang CH, Na KJ, Yoon S, Kim YT, Bahk JH

Journal of Pain Research 2026, 19:585519

Published Date: 22 April 2026

Current Evidence and Clinical Implications of Full-Endoscopic Spine Surgery for Post-Vertebroplasty Lumbar Radiculopathy: A Comprehensive Review

Ahn Y, Lee S, Lee CW

Journal of Pain Research 2026, 19:600821

Published Date: 11 April 2026

Spinal Cord Stimulators’ Displacement: Systematic Review and Single-Institution Case Series with Anchoring Technique

Mariadas R, Pan E, Boesel TW, Di Ieva A

Journal of Pain Research 2026, 19:547502

Published Date: 9 April 2026

Quantum Mechanical Mechanisms in the Therapeutic Effects of Spinal Cord Stimulation to Treat Chronic Neuropathic Pain: A Quantum Computational Model

Abdallat M, Qaswal AB, Quzli A, Hassan M, Alkhatib S, Khraim Y, Alkhateeb G, Alsmadi O, Abdulqader Z, Shitawi J, Miqdadi HR, Nuseir M, Alzeerelhouseini HIA, Hanif S, Essa O, Yousef D, Alsoub F, Okour M, Alzubaidi A, Alsahli O, El-Isa H, Alsaddi H, Al-Rashdan MO

Journal of Pain Research 2026, 19:566042

Published Date: 1 April 2026

When Regional Anesthesia is Mistaken for Pain Medicine: The Importance of Etiology-Driven Interventional Pain Management

Lo Bianco G, Demartini L, Mercieri M, Schatman ME

Journal of Pain Research 2026, 19:603998

Published Date: 1 April 2026

Spinal Cord Stimulation for Pain Management Following Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review

Gallacher DM, Suarez M, Jevotovsky DS, Oehlermarx W, Azad TD, Dovlatyan R, Chopra H, Broachwala M, AlFarra T, Petersen EA, Patel KV, Orhurhu V, Castellanos J

Journal of Pain Research 2026, 19:573333

Published Date: 30 March 2026

Machine Learning Approach to Predict Postoperative Pain and Opioid Usage in Elective Primary Spine Surgery: A Retrospective Study

Saksenberg DL, Lee RY, Vaidya S, Yuan A, Jeong SJ, Lockwood N, Li J, Russo GS

Journal of Pain Research 2026, 19:596384

Published Date: 27 March 2026

Comparative Efficacy of Regional Analgesic Interventions in Open versus Laparoscopic Hepatic Surgery: A Network Meta-Analysis

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Song M, Hu H, Jiang L, Wei J

Journal of Pain Research 2026, 19:577411

Published Date: 27 March 2026

Predictive Value of Epidural Gas Spread Pattern Following Transforaminal Ozone Injection for Clinical Outcomes in Cervical Radiculopathy: A Prospective Cohort Study

Yang M, Qiong X, Xu X, Abdullah Al-Goshae HA

Journal of Pain Research 2026, 19:591176

Published Date: 21 March 2026

Multi-Patient Analysis of Steroid-Induced Hyperglycemia in Diabetic Patients Using Continuous Glucose Monitoring

Birthi P, Pattabiraman M, Ramaswamy A, Kumar M, Agrawal A, Dua A, Nalamachu SR, Chandra S

Journal of Pain Research 2026, 19:569171

Published Date: 20 March 2026

Evaluate the Analgesic Effect and Functional Recovery of Designed Novel 3D CT-Guided Intelligent-Assisted Radiofrequency Nonpharmacological Ablation for Suprascapular Nerve Entrapment: A Retrospective Study

Fan J, Guang Z, Yang W, Li Y, Yang Q, Feng W

Journal of Pain Research 2026, 19:580963

Published Date: 10 March 2026

The Efficacy and Safety of Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Block in the Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Deng M, Wu D, Tang N, Kuang J

Journal of Pain Research 2026, 19:573563

Published Date: 4 March 2026

Pain as Lived Experience: Philosophical Perspectives in Pain Medicine – A Narrative Review

Shin DA, Chang MC

Journal of Pain Research 2026, 19:577740

Published Date: 26 February 2026

A Study on the Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Lidocaine Infusion Combined with Pulsed Radiofrequency in Preventing Postherpetic Neuralgia: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial

Xu P, Fan H, Yu M, Fei Y

Journal of Pain Research 2026, 19:562972

Published Date: 11 February 2026

The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN) Evidence-Based Consensus Recommendations on Programming and Coding Implantable Spinal Cord Stimulation Devices for Treatment of Chronic Intractable Pain

Deer TR, Nairizi A, Hunter CW, Kalia H, Pope JE, Cornidez EG, Sayed D, Smith GL, Goree JH, Antony AB, Staats PS, Gilligan C, Karcz M, Trainor D, Broachwala MY, Reynolds D, Bloomfield A, Vu CM, Lad SP, Trainer R, Monacelli C, Devers J, Petersen EA

Journal of Pain Research 2026, 19:541843

Published Date: 18 January 2026

Smart Processing and Intelligent Navigation for Evaluation (SPINE): Comparing Clinicians and AI Language Model (GPT-4) in Spinal Cord Stimulation Candidate Selection

Lo Bianco G, Therond A, D’angelo FP, Kapural L, Diwan S, Staats P, Li S, Christo PJ, Deer TR, Robinson CL

Journal of Pain Research 2026, 19:559514

Published Date: 17 January 2026

Unilateral Percutaneous Curved Kyphoplasty versus Bilateral Percutaneous Kyphoplasty for the Treatment of Single-Level Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: A Retrospective Comparative Study

Xie C, Tang H, Liu G, Jin X, Wen SH, Li Y, Chen M, Zhang X

Journal of Pain Research 2025, 18:7199-7212

Published Date: 28 December 2025

The Application of Erector Spinae Plane Block in Chronic Pain Management: From Anatomical Mechanisms to Clinical Innovations

Du S, Xie Q, Liang T, Feng Y

Journal of Pain Research 2025, 18:7139-7148

Published Date: 26 December 2025

Intradiscal Biacuplasty Treating Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease: Long-Term Results of More Than 100 Patients

Yen TH, Huang CH, Chiu YP, Ji HR, Wang YJ, Wu CY, Guo JH, Chuang TY, Chiu CD

Journal of Pain Research 2025, 18:7065-7076

Published Date: 24 December 2025

Factors in Surgical Placement and System Design to Reduce Pocket Awareness and Optimize the User Experience of Spinal Cord Stimulators – A Comprehensive Review

Gish B, Al-Asadi Z, Tisler AT, Mata R, Chopra H, Garcia RA, Schatman ME, Tieppo Francio V, AlFarra T, Bracero L, Karcz M, Robinson CL, Shah A, Moreira A, Sciascia AD, Deer T

Journal of Pain Research 2025, 18:6749-6768

Published Date: 14 December 2025


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