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Why paracetamol (acetaminophen) is a suitable first choice for treating mild to moderate acute pain in adults with liver, kidney or cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal disorders, asthma, or who are older by Alchin, John, Dhar, Arti, Siddiqui, Kamran, Christo, Paul J.

“…Acute pain is among the most common reasons that people consult primary care physicians, who must weigh benefits versus risks of analgesics use for each…”
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Spinal Cord Stimulation for Treating Chronic Pain: Reviewing Preclinical and Clinical Data on Paresthesia-Free High-Frequency Therapy by Chakravarthy, Krishnan, Richter, Hira, Christo, Paul J, Williams, Kayode, Guan, Yun

“…Traditional spinal cord stimulation (SCS) requires that paresthesia overlaps chronic painful areas. However, the new paradigm high-frequency SCS (HF-SCS) does…”
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Opioids May be Appropriate for Chronic Pain by Christo, Paul J.

“…Patients living with chronic pain require appropriate access to opioid therapy along with improved access to pain care and additional therapeutic options. It's…”
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Review of Recent Advances in Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) by Chakravarthy, Krishnan, Nava, Andrew, Christo, Paul J., Williams, Kayode

“…Peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) for the treatment of chronic pain has become an increasingly important field in the arena of neuromodulation, given the…”
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Review of the Uses of Vagal Nerve Stimulation in Chronic Pain Management by Chakravarthy, Krishnan, Chaudhry, Hira, Williams, Kayode, Christo, Paul J.

“…Recent human and animal studies provide growing evidence that vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) can deliver strong analgesic effects in addition to providing…”
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Current perspectives on intrathecal drug delivery by Bottros, Michael M, Christo, Paul J

“…Advances in intrathecal analgesia and intrathecal drug delivery systems have allowed for a range of medications to be used in the control of pain and…”
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Management of Musculoskeletal Pain: An Update with Emphasis on Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain by El-Tallawy, Salah N., Nalamasu, Rohit, Salem, Gehan I., LeQuang, Jo Ann K., Pergolizzi, Joseph V., Christo, Paul J.

“…Musculoskeletal pain is a challenging condition for both patients and physicians. Many adults have experienced one or more episodes of musculoskeletal pain at…”
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Evidence-Based Advances in Concepts and Treatments by Limerick, Gerard, Christo, Dana K., Tram, Jennifer, Moheimani, Roya, Manor, John, Chakravarthy, Krishnan, Karri, Jay, Christo, Paul J.

“…Purpose of Review This review presents the most current information about the epidemiology of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), classification and…”
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Effectiveness of Spinal Cord Stimulation in Chronic Spinal Pain: A Systematic Review by Grider, Jay S, Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, Carayannopoulos, Alexios, Sharma, Manohar Lal, Balog, Carl C, Harned, Michael E, Grami, Vahid, Justiz, Rafael, Nouri, Kent H, Hayek, Salim M, Vallejo, Ricardo, Christo, Paul J

“…Chronic neuropathic pain has been recognized as contributing to a significant proportion of chronic pain globally. Among these, spinal pain is of significance…”
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Stem Cell Therapy for Chronic Pain Management: Review of Uses, Advances, and Adverse Effects by Chakravarthy, Krishnan, Chen, Yian, He, Cathy, Christo, Paul J

“…This review article outlines the recent advances, uses, and adverse effects of cell-based therapy for chronic pain management. Cell based therapies are gaining…”
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Cancer Pain and Analgesia by Christo, Paul J., Mazloomdoost, Danesh

“…Pain ranges in prevalence from 14–100% among cancer patients and occurs in 50–70% of those in active treatment. Cancer pain may result from direct invasion of…”
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Reframing the Role of Neuromodulation Therapy in the Chronic Pain Treatment Paradigm by Chakravarthy, Krishnan, Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, Kaye, Alan D, Christo, Paul J

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The influence of prescription monitoring programs on chronic pain management by Wang, Jing, Christo, Paul J

“…Abuse of prescribed controlled substance has become a serious social as well as health care issue over the past decade. A particularly alarming trend exists…”
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Effectiveness of therapeutic lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injections in managing lumbar spinal pain by Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, Buenaventura, Ricardo M, Manchikanti, Kavita N, Ruan, Xiulu, Gupta, Sanjeeva, Smith, Howard S, Christo, Paul J, Ward, Stephen P

“…Among the multiple interventions used in managing chronic spinal pain, lumbar epidural injections have been used extensively to treat lumbar radicular pain…”
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Exploring the Feasibility of Virtually Delivered Auricular Point Acupressure in Self-Managing Chronic Pain: Qualitative Study by Kawi, Jennifer, Yeh, Chao Hsing, Lukkahatai, Nada, Hardwicke, Robin L., Murphy, Thomas, Christo, Paul J.

“…Background. Chronic pain remains highly prevalent. Current pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies have not adequately managed chronic pain which…”
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Nanotechnology: A Promising New Paradigm for the Control of Pain by Chakravarthy, Krishnan V, Boehm, Frank J, Christo, Paul J

“…Abstract Objective The objective of this article is to critically review both preclinical and clinical studies that focus on the use of nanotechnology for both…”
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Interventional Pain Treatments for Cancer Pain by Christo, Paul J., Mazloomdoost, Danesh

“…Cancer pain is prevalent and often multifactorial. For a segment of the cancer pain population, pain control remains inadequate despite full compliance with…”
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Self-Guided Smartphone Application to Manage Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Randomized, Controlled Pilot Trial by Yeh, Chao Hsing, Kawi, Jennifer, Grant, Lauren, Huang, Xinran, Wu, Hulin, Hardwicke, Robin L, Christo, Paul J

“…The goal of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of an auricular point acupressure smartphone app (mAPA) to self-manage chronic…”
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Quality-of-life scores in neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome patients undergoing first rib resection and scalenectomy by Rochlin, Danielle H., BA, Gilson, Marta M., PhD, Likes, Kendall C, Graf, Emma, BA, Ford, Nancy, Christo, Paul J., MD, MBA, Freischlag, Julie A., MD

“…Objective First rib resection and scalenectomy (FRRS) has been shown to improve short-term quality of life (QOL) in the treatment of neurogenic thoracic outlet…”
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Impact of anterior scalene lidocaine blocks on predicting surgical success in older patients with neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome by Lum, Ying Wei, MD, Brooke, Benjamin S., MD, Likes, Kendall, Modi, Monica, MD, Grunebach, Holly, PA-C, Christo, Paul J., MD, Freischlag, Julie A., MD

“…Objective Surgical management of neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (NTOS) is controversial due to the lack of predictors of success and difficulties in…”
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