Comprehensive Review of Pain Medicine 2025

1. Health Disparities & Inequities in Healthcare – Pain Medicine — María José Luna

2. Navigating the Current Landscape of Opioid Prescribing and Government Oversight — Mark B. Marein, Esq, and Richard H. Blake, Esq

3. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion in Pain Medicine from Patients to Physicians — Heejung Choi, MD

4. Understanding Pain Disparities – Are There Racial Differences in Pain Perception? — Robert Edwards, PhD

5. Veterans and Chronic Pain – Meeting Their Needs — Sofia E. Matta, MD

1. Pain Management and Value Based Healthcare — Dina Hourican

2. mHealth and Pain Medicine – Use of a Pain App in Research and Clinical Practice — Robert N. Jamison, PhD

3. Interdisciplinary Pain Management – The Role of the Mid-Level — Caitlin Brauneis, PA-C

4. Chronic Disease and Pain – Balancing Life and Treatment — Caitlin West, MBA

5. Social Media and Pain Management Practice Development — David Hao, MD

6. Evidence-Based Medicine, AI-Supported Decision Making – Improving Treatment Outcomes — David R. Guydan, MBA

1. Shoulder Pain — Louis A. Bley, MD

2. Upper Extremity Pain — Brian Schurko, MD

3. Hip Joint Pain — Vito L. Pugliano, MD

4. Knee Joint Pain — Lucas Buchler, MD

5. Cervical Spine Pain — Nitin K. Sekhri, MD

6. Management of Thoracic Spine Pain — James M. Mossner, MD, MS

7. Lumbar-Sacral Spine Pain — Nitin K. Sekhri, MD

8. Minimally Invasive Spinal Pain Management – Advanced Treatment Options — Mehul Sekhadia, DO

9. Endoscopic Spine Surgery — Sanjeev Kumar, MD

10. Piriformis Syndrome — Dost Khan, MD

1. Alternatives to Procedural Sedation – Virtual Reality — Jason D. Ross, MD

2. Deep Brain Stimulation for Pain – Time to Re-evaluate — Josh M. Rosenow, MD, FAANS, FCNS, FACS

3. Virtual Reality and Real-World Effects — Gerard J. Stanley, Jr., MD

4. Visceral Pain and Stimulation — Edgar L. Ross, MD

5. New Devices, New Targets and Approaches – Peripheral Neurostimulation Advances — David M. Dickerson, MD, FASA

6. The Dorsal Root Ganglion – Reassessment as a Treatment Option — Timothy R. Lubenow, MD

7. Restorative Neuromodulation — R. Jason Yong, MD

8. Facial Pain Evaluation and Management – An Overview — Brittany Klein, DDS

9. Neurodegenerative Disorders and Chronic Pain – Lessons from Parkinsonism — Charlie Weige Zhao, MD

10. Functional Neurosurgery and Pediatric Pain Management — Jeffrey S. Raskin, MS, MD, FAANS, FAAP

11. Neuraxial Drug Delivery – Disruptive Advances in Neuraxial Therapeutics — Tony Yaksh, PhD

1. Palliative Sedation and Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID): Failure of Palliative Care? — Susan B. LeGrand, MD, FACP, FAAHPM

2. Managing Pain in Cancer Survivors — Olivia M. Sutton, MD

3. Cancer Pain – Beyond the Pump — R. Jason Yong, MD

4. Cancer is Chronic Disease – Why is Pain Still a Problem? — Arti Ori, MD

1. From the Synapse to Consciousness – Understanding Pain — Apkar Vania Apkarian, PhD

2. Ketamine for Pain – A Review of Current Evidence — Steven P. Cohen, MD

3. Nociplastic Pain — Steven P. Cohen, MD

4. Imaging Research to Clinical Care – Advancing Pain Treatment Options — Joana Barroso, MD, PhD

5. Basic Science Update – New Targets and Options for Pain Treatment — Paulo Branco, MD

6. Chronic Pain and Psychological State – Background Issues and Treatment Strategies — Robert N. Jamison, PhD

7. Trauma and Pain — Edgar L. Ross, MD

8. Pain and Psychiatry – The Pharmacologic Bridge — Antoine Douaihy, MD

9. Medical Cannabis – Time for Reassessment — Leslie Mendoza Temple, MD

1. Neurolytic Procedures – New Targets, New Approaches — Mansoor Aman, MD

2. Alternatives to Epidurals – Peripheral Catheters for Postop Pain Management — Tolga Suvar, MD