Pain Practice is an international journal publishing multidisciplinary articles on pain and analgesia that provide its readership with up-to-date research, evaluation methods, and techniques for pain management.

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Gabapentinoids for Neuropathic Pain After Spinal Cord Injury: An Updated Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Rafael Batista João, Jilly Octoria Tagore Chan, Ewen Shengyao Huang, Genesis Pamela Mora Rosas, Aníbal Valencia Vasquez, Sanjana Thota, Julyana Medeiros Dantas, 
  •  19 July 2025
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Response to the Letter to the Editor—“Confounding Pitfalls in Chronic Pain Research”

Tanja Hamm-Faber, Inge Arnts, Dylan J. H. A. Henssen, Eric-Jan J. A. A. van Gorp, Frank G. A. M. van Haren, Robert van Dongen, Yvonne Engels, Kris C. P. Vissers, 
  •  18 July 2025
RESEARCH ARTICLE

Efficacy and Safety of Once‐Daily Prolonged‐Release Pregabalin for the Treatment of Patients With Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Randomized, Double‐Blind, Active, and Placebo‐Controlled Trial

Shilpi Dhawan, Amol Bongirwar, Marta Muñoz-Tudurí, Aman Khanna Romesh, Prakash H. Kurmi, Rahul Tulshidas Jankar, 
  •  17 July 2025
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Beyond the Expected: L4 and L5 Radiculopathy Caused by an L2-3 Disc Herniation Visualized With Gadolinium-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Min Cheol Chang, Mathieu Boudier-Revéret, 
  •  15 July 2025
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Comments on Long-Term Efficacy of 10 kHz Spinal Cord Stimulation in Managing Painful Diabetic Neuropathy: A Post-Study Survey

Peng-Bo Zhou, Hong-Tao Sun, Yang Wu, 
  •  15 July 2025
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Treating neuropathic pain and comorbid affective disorders: Preclinical and clinical evidence

David Richer Araujo Coelho MD, Maia Gersten BS, Alma Sanchez Jimenez MD, Felipe Fregni MD, PhD, MPH, Paolo Cassano MD, PhD, Willians Fernando Vieira PhD, 
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6. Persistent spinal pain syndrome type 2

Johan van de Minkelis MD, Laurens Peene MD, FIPP, Steven P. Cohen MD, FIPP, Peter Staats MD, MBA, FIPP, Adnan Al-Kaisy MD, FIPP, Koen Van Boxem MD, PhD, FIPP, Jan Willem Kallewaard MD, PhD, FIPP, Jan Van Zundert MD, PhD, FIPP, 
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8. Herpes zoster and post herpetic neuralgia

Elisabeth J. M. Adriaansen MD, Julien G. Jacobs MD, Lisette M. Vernooij MSc, PhD, Albert J. M. van Wijck MD, PhD, Steven P. Cohen MD, FIPP, Frank J. P. M. Huygen MD, PhD, FIPP, Mienke Rijsdijk MD, PhD, 

Lacertus notch as a sign of lacertus syndrome

Jean-Paul Brutus MD, Thiên-Trang Vo OT, Min Cheol Chang MD, 

A comprehensive review of the typical and atypical side effects of gabapentin

Angela Nwankwo MD, Dhanalakshmi Koyyalagunta MD, Billy Huh MD, Ryan Steven D'Souza MD, Saba Javed MD, 

Clinical outcomes for minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion with allograft using a posterior approach

Robert Moghim MD, Chris Bovinet DO, Max Y. Jin BS, Katie Edwards BS, Alaa Abd-Elsayed MD, MBA, MPH, CPE, FASA, 

Pulsed radiofrequency of lumbar dorsal root ganglion for lumbar radicular pain: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Soyoon Park MD, Ji-Hoon Park MD, PhD, Jae Ni Jang MD, Su-il Choi MD, Yumin Song MD, Young Uk Kim MD, PhD, Sukhee Park MD, FIPP, 

The current state of training in pain medicine fellowships: An Association of Pain Program Directors (APPD) survey of program directors

Sayed Emal Wahezi MD, Trent D. Emerick MD, Moorice Caparó MD, Heejung Choi MD, Yashar Eshraghi MD, Tahereh Naeimi MD, Lynn Kohan MD, Magdalena Anitescu MD, Thelma Wright MD, Rene Przkora MD, Kiran Patel MD, Tim J. Lamer MD, Susan Moeschler MD, Ugur Yener MD, Jonathan Alerte MD, Radhika Grandhe MD, Alexander Bautista MD, Boris Spektor MD, Kristen Noon MD, Rajiv Reddy MD, Uzondu C. Osuagwu MD, Anna Carpenter MD, Frederic J. Gerges MD, Danielle B. Horn MD, Casey A. Murphy MD, Chong Kim MD, Scott G. Pritzlaff MD, Cameron Marshall MD, Gwynne Kirchen MD, Christine Oryhan MD, Tejinder S. Swaran Singh MD, Dawood Sayed MD, Timothy R. Lubenow MD, Nalini Sehgal MD, Charles E. Argoff MD, Amit Gulati MD, Miles R. Day MD, Naum Shaparin MD, Nabil Sibai MD, Anterpreet Dua MD, Meredith Barad MD, 
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3. Pain originating from the lumbar facet joints

Sandra A. S. Van den Heuvel MD, PhD, FIPP, Steven P. C. Cohen MD, Javier de Andrès Ares MD, PhD, FIPP, Koen Van Boxem MD, PhD, FIPP, Jan Willem Kallewaard MD, PhD, FIPP, Jan Van Zundert MD, PhD, FIPP, 

Effect of spinal cord stimulation on quality of life and opioid consumption in patients with failed back surgery syndrome

Mohamed Amgad Elsayed Elkholy MBBCH, MSc, Ahmed Nagaty MD, PhD, Ahmad Elsayed Abdelbar MD, PhD, Hisham Abdelsalam Mohamed Simry MD, PhD, Ahmed M. Raslan MD, FAANS, 
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