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Pain Medicine Journal

The American Academy of Pain Medicine's Peer-Reviewed Journal

Pain Medicine is dedicated to pain clinicians, educators, and researchers with an interest in pain from various medical specialties and related health disciplines. The journal reflects the rapid growth in pain science and practice, as well as the field’s need for policy, ethical, and forensic commentary on pain and its management. It promotes the visibility and development of pain medicine as a worldwide interdisciplinary medical specialty within a collaborative, multidisciplinary pain field.

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Pain Medicine | Volume 27, Issue 8

CMS proposed restrictions on peripheral nerve blocks and procedures for chronic pain: clinical, ethical, and policy implications for millions of Americans

Extract:

Chronic pain affects nearly 1 in 4 adults in the United States and imposes profound burdens on individuals, and the healthcare system. Peripheral nerve blocks (PNBs) and related interventional procedures are essential components of modern multimodal pain management. They offer targeted, reversible, and cost-effective diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic benefits for a broad array of conditions. The recently proposed “Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for Peripheral Nerve Blocks and Procedures for Chronic Pain” threatens to severely limit access to these evidence-based interventions.

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Table of Contents: Volume 27, Issue 8, August 2026

Commentary

Onboarding and retaining advanced practice providers in pain management: a call for practice management recommendations
CMS proposed restrictions on peripheral nerve blocks and procedures for chronic pain: clinical, ethical, and policy implications for millions of Americans

Co-Morbid Pain & Substance Use Disorders Section

Original Research Articles

Opioid use disorder diagnosis after low back pain diagnosis in active duty, retired, and veteran service members: A time-to-event cohort study

Interventional Pain & Spine Medicine Section

Original Research Article

Association of postlaminectomy syndrome with cardiovascular events in patients undergoing posterior lumbar fusion

Review Article

Subfailure capsule strain as the cause of cervical zygapophysial joint pain after whiplash: a scoping review

Musculoskeletal, Rehabilitation, Regenerative Medicine Section

Review Article

Steroid injections for arthropathy, tendinopathy and myopathy in the pediatric population: a systematic review

Neuormodulation & Minimally Invasive Section

Review Article

Spinal cord stimulation, peripheral nerve stimulation, and pulsed radiofrequency in the management of herpes zoster–related pain: a network meta-analysis

Interventional Pain & Spine Medicine Section

Original Research Article

Is nervus femoralis radiofrequency ablation an effective treatment for recalcitrant greater trochanteric pain syndrome? Results of a cross-sectional study

Review Article

Efficacy and safety of genicular nerve ablation techniques for knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of sham-controlled randomized trials

Neuromodulation & Minimally Invasive Surgery Section

Original Research Article

Spinal cord stimulation, peripheral nerve stimulation, and pulsed radiofrequency in the management of herpes zoster–related pain: a network meta-analysis

Technical Note

A novel 14 gauge needle for 2 lead access for percutaneous spinal cord stimulator trials and permanent implants

Psychology, Psychiatry & Brain Neuroscience Section

Original Research Article

Qualitative analysis of lessons learned by Master’s-level behavioral health practitioners for remote delivery of cognitive behavioral therapy–based treatment for chronic pain

Clinical Perspectives

Resident & Fellow Forum

Losing sight: how scoliosis can impact MRI interpretation in lumbar spinal stenosis of the central canal

Research Letters

Integrated nurse care management to reduce pain interference for primary care patients in rural communities: results from a pilot study
Substance-related disorders in patients with chronic migraine: an exploratory, observational study
Reducing intravenous opioid reliance with subcutaneous administration in the emergency department
Graded chronic pain scale revised: validation in a sample of the general German population
Emotional awareness and expression therapy for migraine: a preliminary randomized controlled trial

Letters To The Editor

Pregabalin and duloxetine in painful diabetic neuropathy: comparative evidence and the need to advance towards combination therapies
Reply to letter to the editor about the article “efficacy and safety of pregabalin and duloxetine in painful diabetic neuropathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis”
Lumbar erector spinae plane block: injection plane selection and the sequential strategy of the Tulgar approach
Anatomical clarification of superficial and deep lumbar ESP injections based on the erector spinae fascial boundary