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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Utilization Patterns of Facet Joint Interventions in Managing Spinal Pain in a Medicare Population by Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, Kaye, Alan D., Latchaw, Richard E., Sanapati, Mahendra R., Pampati, Vidyasagar, Gharibo, Christopher G., Albers, Sheri L., Hirsch, Joshua A.

“…Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in major disruptions in all aspects of human life including a decline of medical services utilized during 2020. An…”
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The Role of Radiofrequency Ablation for Sacroiliac Joint Pain: A Meta-Analysis by Aydin, Steve M., DO, Gharibo, Christopher G., MD, Mehnert, Michael, MD, Stitik, Todd P., MD

“…Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has become an option for those with chronic or refractory sacroiliac (SI) joint pain. The purpose of this critical review is to…”
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A Systematic Review and Best Evidence Synthesis of the Effectiveness of Therapeutic Facet Joint Interventions in Managing Chronic Spinal Pain by Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, Kaye, Alan D, Boswell, Mark V, Bakshi, Sanjay, Gharibo, Christopher G, Grami, Vahid, Grider, Jay S, Gupta, Sanjeeva, Jha, Sachin Sunny, Mann, Dharam P, Nampiaparampil, Devi E, Sharma, Manohar Lal, Shroyer, Lindsay N, Singh, Vijay, Soin, Amol, Vallejo, Ricardo, Wargo, Bradley W, Hirsch, Joshua A

“…The therapeutic spinal facet joint interventions generally used for the treatment of axial spinal pain of facet joint origin are intraarticular facet joint…”
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Bone Marrow Concentrate (BMC) Therapy in Musculoskeletal Disorders: Evidence-Based Policy Position Statement of American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) by Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, Centeno, Christopher J, Atluri, Sairam, Albers, Sheri L, Shapiro, Shane, Malanga, Gerard A, Abd-Elsayed, Alaa, Jerome, Mairin, Hirsch, Joshua A, Kaye, Alan D, Aydin, Steve M, Beall, Douglas, Buford, Don, Borg-Stein, Joanne, Buenaventura, Ricardo M, Cabaret, Joseph A, Calodney, Aaron K, Candido, Kenneth D, Cartier, Cameron, Latchaw, Richard, Diwan, Sudhir, Dodson, Ehren, Fausel, Zachary, Fredericson, Michael, Gharibo, Christopher G, Gupta, Mayank, Kaye, Adam M, Knezevic, Nebojsa Nick, Kosanovic, Radomir, Lucas, Matthew, Manchikanti, Maanasa V, Mason, R Amadeus, Mautner, Kenneth, Murala, Samuel, Navani, Annu, Pampati, Vidyasagar, Pastoriza, Sarah, Pasupuleti, Ramarao, Philip, Cyril, Sanapati, Mahendra R, Sand, Theodore, Shah, Rinoo V, Soin, Amol, Stemper, Ian, Wargo, Bradley W, Hernigou, Philippe

“…The use of bone marrow concentrate (BMC) for treatment of musculoskeletal disorders has become increasingly popular over the last several years, as technology…”
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A Best-Evidence Systematic Appraisal of the Diagnostic Accuracy and Utility of Facet (Zygapophysial) Joint Injections in Chronic Spinal Pain by Boswell, Mark V, Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, Kaye, Alan D, Bakshi, Sanjay, Gharibo, Christopher G, Gupta, Sanjeeva, Jha, Sachin Sunny, Nampiaparampil, Devi E, Simopoulos, Thomas T, Hirsch, Joshua A

“…Spinal zygapophysial, or facet, joints are a source of axial spinal pain and referred pain in the extremities. Conventional clinical features and other…”
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Variations of Technique in Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections and Periprocedural Practices by Interventional Pain Medicine Physicians in the United States by Doan, Lisa V, Narvaez, Francisco, Fakhry, Michael, Padjen, Kristoffer, Gharibo, Christopher G

“…Interlaminar and transforaminal epidural steroid injections (ILESI and TFESI) are commonly performed procedures. However, the United States Food and Drug…”
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Comparative Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cochrane Review of Epidural Injections for Lumbar Radiculopathy or Sciatica by Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, Knezevic, Emilija, Latchaw, Richard E, Knezevic, Nebojsa Nick, Abdi, Salahadin, Sanapati, Mahendra R, Staats, Peter S, Gharibo, Christopher G, Simopoulos, Thomas T, Shah, Shalini, Abd-Elsayed, Alaa, Navani, Annu, Kaye, Alan D, Albers, Sheri L, Hirsch, Joshua A

“…Epidural injections are among the most commonly performed procedures for managing low back and lower extremity pain. Pinto et al and Chou et al previously…”
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COVID-19 Pandemic Reduced Utilization Of Interventional Techniques 18.7% In Managing Chronic Pain In The Medicare Population In 2020: Analysis Of Utilization Data From 2000 To 2020 by Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, Pampati, Vidyasagar, Sanapati, Mahendra R, Kosanovic, Radomir, Beall, Douglas P, Atluri, Sairam, Abdi, Salahadin, Shah, Shalini, Boswell, Mark V, Kaye, Alan D, Soin, Amol, Gharibo, Christopher G, Wargo, Bradley W, Hirsch, Joshua A

“…Multiple publications have shown the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on US healthcare and increasing costs over the recent years in managing low…”
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Efficacy of Epidural Injections in Managing Chronic Spinal Pain: A Best Evidence Synthesis by Kaye, Alan D, Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, Abdi, Salahadin, Atluri, Sairam, Bakshi, Sanjay, Benyamin, Ramsin, Boswell, Mark V, Buenaventura, Ricardo, Candido, Kenneth D, Cordner, Harold J, Datta, Sukdeb, Doulatram, Gulshan, Gharibo, Christopher G, Grami, Vahid, Gupta, Sanjeeva, Jha, Sachin, Kaplan, Eugene D, Malla, Yogesh, Mann, Dharam P, Nampiaparampil, Devi E, Racz, Gabor, Raj, Prithvi, Rana, Maunak V, Sharma, Manohar Lal, Singh, Vijay, Soin, Amol, Staats, Peter S, Vallejo, Ricardo, Wargo, Bradley W, Hirsch, Joshua A

“…Epidural injections have been used since 1901 in managing low back pain and sciatica. Spinal pain, disability, health, and economic impact continue to…”
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Epidural steroid warning controversy still dogging FDA by Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, Candido, Kenneth D, Singh, Vijay, Gharibo, Christopher G, Boswell, Mark V, Benyamin, Ramsin M, Falco, Frank J E, Grider, Jay S, Diwan, Sudhir, Hirsch, Joshua A

“…On April 23, 2014, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a letter of warning that injection of corticosteroids into the epidural space of the spine may…”
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Epidural steroid injections safety recommendations by the Multi-Society Pain Workgroup (MPW): more regulations without evidence or clarification by Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, Falco, Frank J E, Benyamin, Ramsin M, Gharibo, Christopher G, Candido, Kenneth D, Hirsch, Joshua A

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Perioperative Management of Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Therapy in Patients Undergoing Interventional Techniques: 2024 Updated Guidelines from the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) by Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, Sanapati, Mahendra R, Nampiaparampil, Devi, Schneider, Byron J, Bautista, Alexander, Kaye, Alan D, Knezevic, Nebojsa Nick, Abd-Elsayed, Alaa, Navani, Annu, Christo, Paul J, Helm Ii, Standiford, Kaye, Adam M, Karri, Jay, Pampati, Vidyasagar, Gupta, Sanjeeva, Manocha, Vivekanand A, Soin, Amol, Gupta, Mayank, Bakshi, Sanjay, Gharibo, Christopher G, Candido, Kenneth D, Bux, Anjum, Vinayakan, Anilkumar, Belamkar, Vinayak, Stayner, Scott, Atluri, Sairam, Nashi, Sara E, Applewhite, Megan K, Flanagan, Chelsi, Rakhamimova, Emiliya, Limerick, Gerard, Patel, Kunj G, Willeford, Sierra, Hirsch, Joshua A

“…The frequency of performance of interventional techniques in chronic pain patients receiving anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy continues to increase…”
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Comprehensive, Evidence-Based, Consensus Guidelines for Prescription of Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain from the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) by Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, Kaye, Adam M, Knezevic, Nebojsa Nick, Giordano, James, Applewhite, Megan K, Bautista, Alexander, Soin, Amol, Blank, Susan K, Sanapati, Mahendra R, Karri, Jay, Christo, Paul J, Abd-Elsayed, Alaa, Kaye, Alan D, Calodney, Aaron, Navani, Annu, Gharibo, Christopher G, Harned, Michael, Gupta, Mayank, Broachwala, Mustafa, Sehgal, Nalini, Kaufman, Andrew, Wargo, Bradley, Solanki, Daneshvari R, Hsu, Eric S, Limerick, Gerard, Dennis, Allen, Swicegood, John R, Slavin, Konstantin, Snook, Lee, Pasupuleti, Ramarao, Kosanovic, Radomir, Justiz, Rafael, Barkin, Robert, Atluri, Sairam, Shah, Shalini, Pampati, Vidyasagar, Helm Ii, Standiford, Grami, Vahid, Myckowiak, Vicki, Galan, Vincent, Singh, Vijay, Manocha, Vivek, Hirsch, Joshua A

“…Opioid prescribing in the United States is decreasing, however, the opioid epidemic is continuing at an uncontrollable rate. Available data show a significant…”
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Interlaminar versus transforaminal epidural steroids for the treatment of subacute lumbar radicular pain: a randomized, blinded, prospective outcome study by Gharibo, Christopher G, Varlotta, Gerald P, Rhame, Ellen E, Liu, En-Chia James, Bendo, John A, Perloff, Michael D

“…There is uncertainty in the literature over the relative effectiveness of lumbar epidural interlaminar (IL) steroid injection versus transforaminal (TF)…”
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Opioid-sparing Effects of SoluMatrix Indomethacin in a Phase 3 Study in Patients With Acute Postoperative Pain by Gharibo, Christopher G, Argoff, Charles, Markenson, Joseph A, Webster, Lynn R, Nezzer, Jennifer, Solorio, Daniel, Lauterio, Melanie, Young, Clarence

“…OBJECTIVES:To report the opioid-sparing effects of SoluMatrix indomethacin, developed using SoluMatrix Fine Particle Technology, in a phase 3 study in patients…”
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Efficacy of Percutaneous Adhesiolysis in the Treatment of Lumbar Post Surgery Syndrome by Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, Manchikanti, Kavita N, Gharibo, Christopher G, Kaye, Alan D

“…Lumbar post-surgery syndrome is common and often results in chronic, persistent pain and disability, which can lead to multiple interventions. After failure of…”
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Comparison of the efficacy of saline, local anesthetics, and steroids in epidural and facet joint injections for the management of spinal pain: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials by Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, Gharibo, ChristopherG, Gilligan, ChristopherJ, Hirsch, JoshuaA, Nampiaparampil, DeviE, Manchikanti, KavitaN, Falco, FrankJ. E., Singh, Vijay, Benyamin, RamsinM, Kaye, AlanD, Sehgal, Nalini, Soin, Amol, Simopoulos, ThomasT, Bakshi, Sanjay

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A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Effectiveness of Radiofrequency Neurotomy in Managing Chronic Neck Pain by Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, Knezevic, Nebojsa Nick, Knezevic, Emilija, Abdi, Salahadin, Sanapati, Mahendra R., Soin, Amol, Wargo, Bradley W., Navani, Annu, Atluri, Sairam, Gharibo, Christopher G., Simopoulos, Thomas T., Kosanovic, Radomir, Abd-Elsayed, Alaa, Kaye, Alan D., Hirsch, Joshua A.

“…Background Extensive research into potential sources of neck pain and referred pain into the upper extremities and head has shown that the cervical facet…”
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Randomized trial of epidural injections for spinal stenosis published in the New England Journal of Medicine: further confusion without clarification by Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, Candido, Kenneth D, Kaye, Alan D, Boswell, Mark V, Benyamin, Ramsin M, Falco, Frank J E, Gharibo, Christopher G, Hirsch, Joshua A

“…Randomized controlled trials are considered the hallmark of evidence-based medicine. This conveys the idea that up-to-date evidence applied consistently in…”
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Successful treatment of refractory pudendal neuralgia with pulsed radiofrequency by Rhame, Ellen E, Levey, Kenneth A, Gharibo, Christopher G

“…Pudendal neuralgia (PN) involves severe, sharp pain along the course of the pudendal nerve, often aggravated with sitting. Current therapies include medication…”
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