Pain MedicinePub Date : 2025-08-01DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaf037
Alexandra G Tremblay-McGaw, Emma E Biggs, Olivia E Sokol, Amanda W Miner, Ana B Goya Arce, Laura E Simons
{"title":"Who is being represented in research? A researcher-driven method for assessing diversity and representation in prospective research cohorts.","authors":"Alexandra G Tremblay-McGaw, Emma E Biggs, Olivia E Sokol, Amanda W Miner, Ana B Goya Arce, Laura E Simons","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnaf037","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pm/pnaf037","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"495-498"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12314357/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143764580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2025-08-01DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaf028
Raymond C Tait
{"title":"Provider perceptions of burden in patients with chronic pain: implications for disparities in healthcare delivery.","authors":"Raymond C Tait","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnaf028","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pm/pnaf028","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"431-432"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143670562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2025-08-01DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaf062
Tonya M Palermo, Didier Bouhassira, Karen D Davis, Hugh C Hemmings, Robert W Hurley, Joel Katz, Jaideep J Pandit, Theodore J Price, Michael E Schatman, Stephan K W Schwarz, Dennis C Turk, Marc Van de Velde, Matthew D Wiles, Tony L Yaksh, David Yarnitsky
{"title":"Editorial commitment to trust and integrity in science: Implications for pain and anesthesiology research.","authors":"Tonya M Palermo, Didier Bouhassira, Karen D Davis, Hugh C Hemmings, Robert W Hurley, Joel Katz, Jaideep J Pandit, Theodore J Price, Michael E Schatman, Stephan K W Schwarz, Dennis C Turk, Marc Van de Velde, Matthew D Wiles, Tony L Yaksh, David Yarnitsky","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnaf062","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pm/pnaf062","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"425-430"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12314361/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144529205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2025-07-31DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaf104
Abdullah Emre Uğur, Beytullah Yazar, Levent Özçakar
{"title":"Multisite Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease Detected by Ultrasonography in a Patient with Knee Pain.","authors":"Abdullah Emre Uğur, Beytullah Yazar, Levent Özçakar","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnaf104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnaf104","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144753969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2025-07-29DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaf102
Raghuraman M Sethuraman, Geetha Soundarya Udayakumar
{"title":"Reflections on: \"Ultrasound-Guided Biceps Femoris Short Head (BiFeS) Block\".","authors":"Raghuraman M Sethuraman, Geetha Soundarya Udayakumar","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnaf102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnaf102","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144743848","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2025-07-29DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaf096
Serkan Tulgar, Alper Kilicaslan, Ali Ahiskalioglu
{"title":"Response to \"Reflections on Ultrasound-Guided Biceps Femoris Short Head (BiFeS) Block\".","authors":"Serkan Tulgar, Alper Kilicaslan, Ali Ahiskalioglu","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnaf096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnaf096","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144743849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2025-07-28DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaf101
Junya Sakamoto, David A Parish, Elias R Rivas, Abhijit Mandal, Catherine Siengsukon, Kosaku Aoyagi
{"title":"Are There Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Sleep Problems Among People with Chronic Pain? Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Junya Sakamoto, David A Parish, Elias R Rivas, Abhijit Mandal, Catherine Siengsukon, Kosaku Aoyagi","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnaf101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnaf101","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Sleep problems and chronic pain frequently co-occur, but racial and ethnic disparities in sleep problems among individuals with chronic pain are not well understood. This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesized current evidence and identified research gaps.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We systematically searched PUBMED, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and COCHRANE for English-language studies published by February 28, 2025, reporting the prevalence of sleep problems across racial and ethnic groups with chronic pain. The Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist was used to assess methodological quality, and a random-effects model was employed for meta-analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 3,439 identified citations, eleven studies were included. Of those, nine studies investigated insomnia symptoms, one examined obstructive sleep apnea, and one addressed restless legs syndrome. Regarding conditions, three studies examined chronic nonspecific pain, two focused on fibromyalgia, five on arthritis-related conditions, and one on spinal pain. The pooled prevalence of sleep problems was 60.3% in Asians (95% CI: 35.8-84.9), 50.5% in Black individuals (95% CI: 24.5-75.6%), and 48.2% in White individuals (95% CI: 21.4-75.0%). One study reported 23.7% (95% CI: 10.2-37.2%) from a mixed Hispanic and Asian sample.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We found that the prevalence of sleep problems does not differ substantially by race as a comorbidity of chronic pain. However, certain groups, such as Hispanics, remain understudied. Most studies focused on insomnia symptoms and a limited range of chronic pain conditions. These findings underscore the need for broader research on diverse sleep problems across various chronic pain conditions and underrepresented racial and ethnic groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144732630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2025-07-25DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaf099
Sean D Rundell, Eric N Meier, Jeffrey G Jarvik, Janna L Friedly, Maggie E Horn, Pradeep Suri, Amy M Cizik, Patrick J Heagerty, Sandra K Johnston, Rebecca Fillipo, Colleen Burke, Stephanie T Danyluk, Kelley Seebeck, Adam P Goode
{"title":"Phenotypes of patients with symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis presenting for non-operative care: Baseline data from The Lumbar Stenosis Prognostic Subgroups for Personalizing Care and Treatment (PROSPECTS) Study.","authors":"Sean D Rundell, Eric N Meier, Jeffrey G Jarvik, Janna L Friedly, Maggie E Horn, Pradeep Suri, Amy M Cizik, Patrick J Heagerty, Sandra K Johnston, Rebecca Fillipo, Colleen Burke, Stephanie T Danyluk, Kelley Seebeck, Adam P Goode","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnaf099","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnaf099","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study describes the enrollment and baseline characteristics of participants in the PROSPECTS cohort and explores subgroups of patients presenting for non-operative care.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Cross-sectional study.</p><p><strong>Setting and subjects: </strong>We enrolled adults ≥50 years initiating non-operative care for symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis. We excluded those with serious spinal pathology, conditions limiting ambulation, and prior or planned lumbar surgery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We collected demographics, the PROMIS-29, pain intensity, Oswestry Disability Index, Swiss Spinals Stenosis Questionnaire, chronicity of symptoms, pain sites, comorbidities, falls, and opioid use. We used descriptive statistics to characterize the sample and Latent Class Analysis (LCA) to derive subgroups with distinct phenotypes. The best model was selected based on model fit statistics, class separation, and clinical interpretability.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We enrolled 598 participants. The mean age was 67 (SD = 9), and 61% were female. Back and leg pain were present for ≥1 year for 65% of participants. Multiple pain sites were common, mean of 4.3 sites (SD = 2.2), and a majority of patients had multiple comorbidities (54%). We selected a four-class solution as the best model from the LCA. These phenotypes were described as 1) \"high pain impact, low psychosocial features\" n = 233 (39%), 2) \"mild pain impact, low psychosocial features\" n = 218 (36%), 3) \"high pain impact, complex health needs\" n = 95 (16%), and 4) \"acute, intermittent, moderate-severe leg pain with high pain impact\" n = 52 (9%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These phenotypes reflect distinct profiles which may inform health needs and patient-centered care. Future studies should examine longitudinal outcomes to establish their clinical utility and prognostic value.</p>","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144715172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}