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: (January 2026, Volume 29, Issue 1)

  1. Updated Analysis of Declining Utilization Rate of 13% Epidural Procedures for Chronic Spinal Pain Management in the Traditional Medicare Population from 2019 to 2024
    Health Policy Research
    Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Mahendra Sanapati, MD, Vidyasagar Pampati, MSc, Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, MD, PhD, Annu Navani, MD, Devi Nampiaparampil, MD, and Joshua A. Hirsch, MD.
  2. Selecting Neuromodulation Devices For Chronic Pain Conditions: A Narrative Review
    Narrative Review
    Sayed Wahezi, MD, Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, Ugur Yener, MD, Corey Hunter, MD, Tony K. George, DO, Marom Bikson, PhD, Moorice Caparo, MD, Miles Day, MD, Yashar Eshraghi, MD, Andrew Kaufman, MD, Haijun Zhang, MD, Daniel Pak, MD, Scott Pritzlaff, MD, Hatice Begum Cifti, MD, Naum Shaparin, MD, Michael Schatman, PhD, Scott Lempka, PhD, and Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD.
  3. Spinal Cord Stimulation Tolerance and Treatment by Waveform Conversion Using Externalized Trialing: A Retrospective Review
    Retrospective Review
    Sarafina Kankam, MD, Sayed Wahezi, MD, Ugur Yener, MD, Erika A. Petersen, MD, Hatice Begum Cifti, MD, and Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD.
  4. Thoracic Intervertebral Foramen Blocks Compared to Midpoint-to-Pleura Transverse Process Blocks for the Management of Acute Rib Fracture Pain
    Randomized Controlled Trial
    Barbara Pizzi, MD, Vincenza Cofini, MD, Emiliano Petrucci, MD, Stefano Necozione, MD, and Franco Marinangeli, MD,PhD.
  5. Early Evaluation of Thermal Radiofrequency vs. Chemical Neurolysis for T2 and T3 Sympathectomy in Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome Using Oximetry-Based Perfusion Index Assessment
    Randomized Controlled Trial
    Walaa Y. Elsabeeny, MD, Mahmoud S. Soliman, MD, Taher S. Thabet, MD, and Sayed M. Abed, MD.
  6. Effects of Continuous Intercostal Nerve Block Versus Patient-Controlled Intravenous Analgesia on Postoperative Pain After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
    Randomized Controlled Trial
    Zhou Zangong, Master, Song Jianfang, MD, Jin Xiangfeng, MD, PhD, Zhao Lipeng, Master, Luo Yiren, MD, Shi Caifeng, Master, Zhou Haiqing, Master, and Liu Shanling, MD, PhD.
  7. The Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Thoracic Paravertebral Blocks Using a Novel Analgesic Regimen for Thoracic Herpes Zoster–Associated Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
    Randomized Controlled Trial
    Dan Li, PhD, Shuai Pan, MMed, Zuchao Huang, BMed, and Tiankui Feng, BMed.
  8. Ultrasound-guided Pulsed Radiofrequency at the C2 Level for Cervicogenic Headache: Targeting the Greater Occipital Nerve
    Observational Study
    Sukriye Dadali, MD, Seref Celik, MD, Gulcin Babaoglu, MD, Ulku Sabuncu, MD, Ali Costu, MD, Saziye Sahin, MD, and Erkan Yavuz Akcaboy, MD.
  9. A Retrospective Study on the Therapeutic Effect of Low-Temperature Plasma Ablation for Postherpetic Neuralgia with Different Disease Durations
    Retrospective Study
    Songbo Lu, BSMed, Xiaoping Wang, MD, Jie Lu, BSMed, and Liqiang Yang, MD.
  10. Real-World Insights into Dual Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (CGRP) Therapies for Chronic Migraine: A Retrospective Review
    Retrospective Study
    Ho Hyun Lee, ., Anita J. Cheung, MPH, Anson Y. Lee, ., Julia R. Jahansooz, MS, Edward J. Weldon, ., Kyle M. Ishikawa, MD, Reyn Yoshioka, ., Man Ian Woo, ., Lana Liquard, ., Eonjung Angeline Kim, MD, Enrique Carrazana, MD, and Kore K. Liow, MD.