Pain Medicine Journal 

Pain Medicine is the premier source of peer reviewed research and commentary on matters relevant to the multidisciplinary clinical practice of pain medicine. It is the official journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM), the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (FPMANZCA), and the International Spine Intervention Society (ISIS). Pain Medicine is among the most highly-referenced pain journals and provided to AAPM members as a benefit of membership through AAPM's publishing partner, Wiley-Blackwell. View the table of contents for the August, 2013 issue of Pain Medicine View current issue of Pain Medicine Journal. Become a Journal Reviewer View Author Guidelines Subscription Information Journal Advertising and Reprints

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These special sections help broaden Pain Practitioners' breadth of knowledge of Pain Medicine:

• Spine Section
• Ethics Section
• Forensic Pain Medicine
• Palliative Care Section
• Pain & Aging Section
• Neuropathic Pain
• Acute Pain
• Psychology, Psychiatry & Brain Neuroscience
• Opioids, Substance Abuse & Addictions
• Primary Care & Health Services
• Translational Research
  

Editor-in-Chief, Rollin M. Gallagher, MD, MPH
Associate Editor: R. Norman Harden, MD
Managing Editor: Colleen Healy

Senior Editors:
Gary Bennett, Phd
Nikolai Bogduk, MD, PhD
Daniel Carr, MD
Milton Cohen, MD FRCP, FFPMANZCA
David Fishbain, MD
Scott Fishman, MD
Carmen R. Green, MD
Robert D. Kerns, PhD
 

Spine Section

Spinal pain (cervical, thoracic, and lumbar) is the most common and troublesome entity encountered by pain professionals. With treatment and management that range from conservative to invasive measures, the need for research into spinal procedures and education about how they should be practiced is critical.

To further benefit the practice of pain medicine and most importantly, your patients, Pain Medicine’s dedicated SPINE section, led by section co-editors Nikolai Bogduk MD, PhD, DSc and Jerome Schofferman MD, and supported by the International Spine Intervention Society (ISIS), provides authoritative research studies on spinal pain, invasive interventions, and therapeutics while offering best practices and practical information you can apply immediately.

Widely-acclaimed, recently published articles include:

• Radiofrequency Neurotomy for the Treatment of Therapy-resistant Neck Pain after Ventral Cervical Operations
  Stephan Klessinger MD
  
• Interlaminar versus Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections for the Treatment of Symptomatic Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  Clark C. Smith MD, Thomas Booker MD, Michael K. Schaufele MD and P. Weiss MS
  

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Ethics Section

As a practitioner who provides care for patients with pain you continually come face-to-face with difficult ethical dilemmas such as the inherent difficulty of "curing" chronic pain, the psychopathology of chronic pain patients, end-of-life issues, the patient-physician relationship, the use of unproven methods, the vulnerability of pain patients, the increasing economic pressures of pain clinics, litigation, the workers' compensation system, and much more.

You may already be quite familiar with clinical ethics, but still uncertain about the precise nature of the field and the scope of its activities. That’s why Pain Medicine publishes a section exclusively devoted to Ethics. Led by section co-editors Michel Y. Dubois MD and Allen Lebovitis, PhD, this section examines ethical challenges posed by the practice and research of pain and offers new ideas about the future directions of the field.

Widely-acclaimed, recently published articles in the Ethics section of the journal include:

• Intractable End-of-Life Suffering and the Ethics of Palliative Sedation
  Eric J. Cassell MD and Ben A. Rich JD, PhD
  
• American Academy of Pain Medicine Ethics Council Statement on Conflicts of Interest: Interaction between Physicians and Industry in Pain Medicine
  Michel Y. Dubois MD
  

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Forensic Pain Medicine Section

Pain and the Law is an important subject for all pain professionals. But while it engages your attention and time, there is disproportionate representation in literature published.

The Forensic Pain Medicine Section, headed by co-editors Aaron M. Gilson, MS, MSSW, Phd and Edward Michna MD, JD, addresses this deficiency in a format that cleverly discusses cases, debates hot topics, and offers insight into legal perspectives of this interesting sub-specialty of pain medicine practice.

The section is designed to serve as a conduit for advancing ideas and discussion in the forensic pain medicine discipline and to help develop this subspecialty within the field. It covers topics that relate to issues of human pain and suffering in the law and how the subspecialty of pain medicine interfaces with the courts, legislature, corrections, and other public policy institutions.

Widely-acclaimed, recently published articles include:

• Medical Malpractice Allegations of Iatrogenic Addiction in Chronic Opioid Analgesic Therapy: Forensic Case Reports
  David A. Fishbain MD, FAPA, John E. Lewis PhD and Jinrun Gao MS, MBA
  
• Psychosocial Correlates of Chronic Pain and Depression in Young Adults: Further Evidence of the Utility of the Profile of Chronic Pain: Screen (PCP: S) and the Profile of Chronic Pain: Extended Assessment (PCP: EA) Battery
  Linda S. Ruehlman PhD, Paul Karoly PhD and John Pugliese MA
  

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Palliative Care Section

Pain is one of the most common symptoms to plague cancer (and other severely ill) patients. Pain specialists are uniquely qualified to treat these patients and the world of pain medicine should be rushing in to fill this need. Furthermore, it is time for the pain specialist to recognize that pain is not the only symptom that can severely discomfort patients, and we should be seeking to broaden our knowledge and skills regarding the treatment of these other symptoms.

Treating the discomfort of the severely ill patient is a multidisciplinary endeavor. In this special section, co-editors Allen W. Burton MD and Steven Richeimer MD attempt to bring the field of Pain and Palliative Medicine closer together. The start of the Palliative Care section in 2006 of the Pain Medicine journal signals the Journal’s interest in promoting and broadening the growth of Pain Medicine. We hope that this section will foster increased knowledge and interest in Palliative Medicine.

Widely-acclaimed, recently published articles include:

• Cancer Pain: An Age-Based Analysis
  Carmen R. Green MD and Tamera Hart-Johnson MS
  
• Factors Associated with Clinician Intention to Address Diverse Aspects of Pain in Seriously Ill Outpatients
  Lisa R. Shugarman PhD, Steven M. Asch MD, MPH, Lisa S. Meredith PhD, Cathy D. Sherbourne PhD, Emily Hagenmeier MSW, BA, Li Wen MD, Angela Cohen MPH, Lisa V. Rubenstein MD, MPH, Joy Goebel RN, PhD, Andy Lanto MS and Karl A. Lorenz MD, MSHS
  

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Pain & Aging Section of Pain Medicine

Treating and managing the pain that older adults routinely experience is becoming ever more pressing. Between 2010 and 2030, it’s estimated that those aged 65 years and above will increase by 75%, according to Population Projections of the United States by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin.

To advance the field of pain and aging, Pain Medicine established the unique PAIN & AGING section, edited by M. Carrington Reid MD and Debra Kaye Weiner MD. This section will help you think critically about this field and help it progress by covering a broad variety of studies and results of clinical investigation, such as:

• Timely reviews of topics for which important progress has been made and for which recent thoughtful reviews are not available
• Clinical case series that provide unique insights into the assessment and treatment of older adults with pain
• The results of novel educational methods that have the potential to impact patient outcomes

Widely-acclaimed, recently published articles include:

• Acute Pain Management in Hospitalized Patients with Cognitive Impairment: A Study of Provider Practices and Treatment Outcomes
  Sonal S. Mehta MD, Eugenia L. Siegler MD, Charles R. Henderson, Jr PhD and M. Carrington Reid MD, PhD
  
• Longitudinal Treatment Outcomes for Geriatric Patients with Chronic Non-Cancer Pain at an Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation Program
  Kathleen M. Darchuk PhD, Cynthia O. Townsend PhD, Jeffrey D. Rome MD, Barbara K. Bruce PhD and W. Michael Hooten MD
  

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Neuropathic Pain Section of Pain Medicine

Neuropathic pain occurs in about 1 in every 10 adults over age 30 years and the World Health Organization has estimated that 22% of the world's primary care patients have chronic debilitating pain, making chronic pain, including neuropathic pain, a problem to be addressed by all physicians and health professionals.

In this special section, editors Charles Argoff, MD and R. Norman Harden, MD tackle the complex nature of neuropathic pain bringing you innovative and practical research for improved diagnosis and treatment.

Widely-acclaimed, recently published articles include: 

• Associations between Heat Pain Perception and Pain Severity among Patients with Chronic Pain
  W. Michael Hooten MD, Paola Sandroni MD, PhD, Carlos B. Mantilla MD, PhD and Cynthia O. Townsend PhD
  
• Insulin Is Essential for the Recovery from Allodynia Induced by Complete Freund's Adjuvant
  Gregory P. Casey PhD, Dennis Paul PhD, and Harry J. Gould, III MD, PhD
  

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Acute Pain Section of Pain Medicine

Effective management of acute pain is a major priority for both patients and healthcare providers. Inadequate control of acute and postoperative pain can lead to adverse outcomes that include pulmonary and thromboembolic complications and additional time in the hospital or intensive care, with associated increased costs. It can also have negative effects on mobility and function, emotional well-being, quality of life, and overall recovery.

Papers published in this special section address significant advances in the understanding, assessment, and management of acute pain and discuss further improvements in clinical practice for better care in the future. This section’s co-editors are Andre Pierre Boezaart, MBChB, MPraxMed, DA(SA), FCA(SA), MMed(Anaesth), PhD and Chester C. Buckenmaier III, MD.

Widely-acclaimed, recently published articles include: 

• A Comparative Study on the Immediate Effects of Electroacupuncture at Sanyinjiao (SP6), Xuanzhong (GB39) and a Non-Meridian Point, on Menstrual Pain and Uterine Arterial Blood Flow, in Primary Dysmenorrhea Patients
  Yu-Xia Ma MD, PhD, Liang-Xiao Ma MD, PhD, Xue-lian Liu MD, Yu-Xiang Ma, Kun Lv MD, Dong Wang MD, Jian-ping Liu MD, PhD, Jian-min Xing PhD, Hui-juan Cao MD, Shu-Zhong Gao MD, Jiang Zhu MD
  
• Continuous Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block Catheters in a Combat Surgical Environment
  Edward Allcock MD, Eliot Spencer CRNA, R. Frazer MD, Gregory Applegate D.O., Chester Buckenmaier III MD
  

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Psychology, Psychiatry & Brain Neuroscience Section of Pain Medicine

Edited by Robert R. Edwards, PhD and Ajay D. Wasan, MD, MSc, this section of Pain Medicine explores the intersection between psychology, psychiatry, and neuroscience in pain research. Papers published represent the broad spectrum ranging from functional or structural neuroimaging studies of factors that influence central pain processing, epidemiologic investigations of psychiatric disorders in patients with chronic pain, and evaluations of genetic contributions to individual differences in pain responses to studies of psychological predictors of responses to pain treatment.

Widely-acclaimed, recently published articles include: 

• Differences in Pain, Psychological Symptoms, and Gender Distribution among Patients with Left- vs Right-Sided Chronic Spinal Pain
  Ajay D. Wasan MD, MSc, Nina K. Anderson PhD, Donald B. Giddon DMD, PhD
  
• The Moderating Effect of Obesity on Cognitive–Behavioral Pain Treatment Outcomes
  John J. Sellinger PhD, Elizabeth A. Clark MA, Marc Shulman PhD, Patricia H. Rosenberger PhD, Alicia A. Heapy PhD, Robert D. Kerns PhD
  

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Opioids, Substance Abuse & Addictions Section of Pain Medicine

At what point do pain, abuse, and addiction intersect? In this feature Pain Medicine section, editors Steven D. Passik, PhD and Lynn R. Webster, MD, explore the questions and challenges that are posed to the field.

Focusing on the critical issues that our field must address in managing opioid analgesia and its potential complications, the extraordinary research invited for publication will advance your understanding and invigorate and inform the discussion going forward. 

Widely-acclaimed, recently published articles include:

• Negligible Analgesic Tolerance Seen with Extended Release Oxymorphone: A Post Hoc Analysis of Open-Label Longitudinal Data
  R. Norman Harden MD, Christine M. Gagnon PhD, Joseph Graciosa BA, Errol M. Gould PhD
  
• Post-marketing Surveillance of Methadone and Buprenorphine in the United States
  Nabarun Dasgupta MPH, Elise J. Bailey MSPH, Theodore Cicero PhD, James Inciardi PhD, Mark Parrino MPA, Andrew Rosenblum PhD, Richard C. Dart MD, PhD
  

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Primary Care & Health Services Section of Pain Medicine

Our clinical science demands the attention of primary care where most pain management is practiced and with whom we must develop solutions to the cost-effective management of pain in our health systems. To provide a focused forum for primary care and health services research and commentary, Pain Medicine began a special section devoted to the topic in 2008 led by Matthew J. Bair, MD. 

Widely-acclaimed, recently published articles include:

• Analgesic Prescribing for Patients Who Are Discharged from an Emergency Department
  Kevin M. Terrell DO, MS, Siu L. Hui PhD, Peter Castelluccio MS, Kurt Kroenke MD, Roland B. McGrath MD, Douglas K. Miller MD
  
• Reasons for Under-Use of Prescribed Opioid Medications by Patients in Pain
  Eleanor T. Lewis PhD, Ann Combs BA, Jodie A. Trafton PhD
  

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Translational Section of Pain Medicine

Translational pain research involves bridging the gap between basic and clinical science – moving finding from the bench to human testing and then to the bedside.

Led by editor Jianren Mao MD, PhD this special section of Pain Medicine is dedicated to informing us, and speeding up the translation, of the potential and real applications of scientific development in the field of pain medicine. 

Widely-acclaimed, recently published articles include:

• CNSB004 (Leconotide) Causes Antihyperalgesia Without Side Effects When Given Intravenously: A Comparison with Ziconotide in a Rat Model of Diabetic Neuropathic Pain
  Anton Kolosov BSci, Colin S. Goodchild MA, MB, BChir, PhD, FRCA, FANZCA, FFPMANZCA, Ian Cooke PhD
  
• Studies of Synergy between Morphine and a Novel Sodium Channel Blocker, CNSB002, in Rat Models of Inflammatory and Neuropathic Pain
  Anton Kolosov BSci, Colin S. Goodchild MA, MB, Bchir, PhD, FRCA, FANZCA, FFPMANZCA, Ian Cooke PhD
  

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