“Catastrophization”, Its Weaponization, and Opiophobia: A Perfect Landscape for Unnecessary Harms, or “Catastrophization About Catastrophization”? by Schatman ME, Levin D

“…Michael E Schatman,1,2 Danielle Levin1 1Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care & Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 2Department of Population Health - Division of Medical Ethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USACorrespondence: Michael E Schatman, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care & Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, USA, Tel +1 425-647-4880, Email Michael.Schatman@NYULangone.org…”
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Advanced Practice Providers – Effectively Bridging the Gap in Interventional Pain Management by Hoffmann C, Schatman ME

“…Chelsey Hoffmann,1 Michael E Schatman2,3 1Department of Medical Education, Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences, Rochester, MN, USA; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care & Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 3Department of Population Health – Division of Medical Ethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USACorrespondence: Michael E Schatman, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 550 1st Ave, New York, NY, 10016, USA, Tel +1 425-647-4880, Email Michael.Schatman@NYULangone.org…”
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The State of Research Funding for Interventional Chronic Pain Therapies by Agarwal S, Gharibo C, Schatman ME

“…Sunil Agarwal,1 Christopher Gharibo,2 Michael E Schatman2,3 1Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Pain Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care & Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 3Department of Population Health – Division of Medical Ethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USACorrespondence: Michael E Schatman, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 550 1st Ave, New York, NY, 10016, USA, Tel +1 425-647-4880, Email Michael.Schatman@NYULangone.org…”
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Increased Demand for Ketamine Infusions and Associated Complexities by Peskin E, Gudin J, Schatman ME

“…Evan Peskin,1 Jeffrey Gudin,2 Michael E Schatman3,4 1Department of Pain Management - Insight Institute of Neurosurgery & Neuroscience, Flint, MI, USA; 2Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management - University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Fl, USA; 3Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 4Department of Population Health – Division of Medical Ethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USACorrespondence: Michael E Schatman, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 550 1st Ave, New York, NY, 10016, USA, Tel +1 425-647-4880, Email Michael.Schatman@NYULangone.org…”
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“The Italian Job”: How Social, Family Cohesion, and the Church Have Helped Spare Italy from a Prescription Opioid Crisis by Lo Bianco G, Schatman ME

“…Giglio”, Cefalù, Palermo, Italy; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 3Department of Population Health - Division of Medical Ethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USACorrespondence: Michael E Schatman, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 550 1st Ave, New York, NY, 10016, USA, Tel +1 425-647-4880, Email Michael.Schatman@NYULangone.org…”
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Violence Against Pain Care Providers: The Frightening Future of American Pain Medicine? by Schatman ME, Kooharian K, Guerrero P

“…Michael E Schatman,1,2 Kelly Kooharian,3 Patricia Guerrero4 1Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 2Department of Population Health – Division of Medical Ethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 3Hospice Department, VNA of Cape Cod, Hyannis, MA, USA; 4Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Tufts School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USACorrespondence: Michael E Schatman, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 550 1st Ave, New York, NY, 10016, USA, Tel +1 425-647-4880, Email Michael.Schatman@NYULangone.org…”
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Mediterranean Pain Forum 2024 - Building a Bridge for Better Pain Management Education by Lo Bianco G, Li S, Day M, Schatman ME

“…Giglio”, Cefalù, Palermo, Italy; 2National Spine and Pain Centers, Shrewsbury, NJ, USA; 3Pain Research, The Pain Center at Grace Clinic, Department of Anesthesiology, Texas Tech University HSC, Lubbock, TX, USA; 4Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 5Department of Population Health – Division of Medical Ethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USACorrespondence: Michael E Schatman, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care & Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, USA, Tel +1 425-647-4880, Email Michael.Schatman@NYULangone.org…”
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Post-Doctoral Training in Pain Medicine: Too Little, Yet Not Too Late? by Pritzlaff SG, Day M, Wahezi SE, Schatman ME

“…Scott G Pritzlaff,1 Miles Day,2 Sayed E Wahezi,3 Michael E Schatman4,5 On behalf of Pain Medicine Luminaries1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA; 2Traweek-Racz Endowed Professor in Pain Research, Department of Anesthesiology, Texas Tech University HSC, Lubbock, TX, USA; 3Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine, Anesthesiology, and Orthopedic Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA; 4Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 5Department of Population Health – Division of Medical Ethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USACorrespondence: Michael E Schatman, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care & Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, USA, Tel +1 425-647-4880, Email Michael.Schatman@NYULangone.org…”
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The Lyceum for Pain Education: Providing Accessible Education on Chronic Pain and Headaches to a Global Audience by Bavarian R, Ngo TG, Schatman ME, Kulich RJ

“…Roxanne Bavarian,1,2 Tamunodiyepriye Gift Ngo,3 Michael E Schatman,4,5 Ronald J Kulich3,6 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; 2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; 3Orofacial Pain Center, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; 4Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, & Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 5Department of Population Health – Division of Medical Ethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 6Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine/Department of Psychiatry Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USACorrespondence: Michael E Schatman, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care & Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, USA, Tel +1 425-647-4880, Email Michael.Schatman@NYULangone.org…”
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Misinterpretation of the “Overdose Crisis” Continues to Fuel Misunderstanding of the Role of Prescription Opioids by Bettinger JJ, Amarquaye W, Fudin J, Schatman ME

“…Jeffrey J Bettinger,1 William Amarquaye,2 Jeffrey Fudin,3– 6 Michael E Schatman7– 9 1Saratoga Hospital Medical Group, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA; 2HCA Florida Brandon Hospital, Brandon, FL, USA; 3President, Remitigate Therapeutics, Delmar, NY, USA; 4Department of Pharmacy Practice, Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Albany, NY, USA; 5Department of Pharmacy Practice, Western New England University College of Pharmacy, Springfield, MA, USA; 6Department of Pharmacy and Pain Management, Stratton VA Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA; 7Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 8Department of Population Health – Division of Medical Ethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 9School of Social Work, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USACorrespondence: Michael E Schatman, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 550 1st Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA, Tel +425-647-4880, Email Michael.Schatman@NYULangone.org…”
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Serious Issues in Authorship, Design, and Conclusions of JAMA Neurology Real-World Evidence Study on Spinal Cord Stimulation Outcomes and Costs as Compared to Conventional Medical... by Deer T, Abd-Elsayed A, Chakravarthy K, Rosenow JM, Falowski S, Petersen E, Pilitsis J, Hunter C, Sayed D, Schatman ME

“…Timothy Deer,1 Alaa Abd-Elsayed,2 Krishnan Chakravarthy,3 Joshua M Rosenow,4 Steven Falowski,5 Erika Petersen,6 Julie Pilitsis,7 Corey Hunter,8 Dawood Sayed,9 Michael E Schatman10,11 1The Spine and Nerve Center of the Virginias, Charleston, WV, USA; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA; 3Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Coastal Pain and Spinal Diagnostics Medical Group, San Diego, CA, USA; 4Neurosurgery, Neurology and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; 5Department Functional Neurosurgery, Neurosurgical Associates of Lancaster, Lancaster, PA, USA; 6Department of Neurosurgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA; 7Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA; 8Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai Medical Center, NY, NY, USA; 9Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA; 10Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 11Department of Population Health-Division of Medical Ethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USACorrespondence: Michael E Schatman, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 550 1st Ave, New York, NY, 10016, Tel +1 425-647-4880, Email Michael.Schatman@NYULangone.org…”
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Promoting Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Pain Science by Palermo TM, Davis KD, Bouhassira D, Hurley RW, Katz JD, Keefe FJ, Schatman ME, Turk DC, Yarnitsky D

“…Tonya M Palermo,1 Karen Deborah Davis,2 Didier Bouhassira,3 Robert W Hurley,4 Joel D Katz,5 Francis J Keefe,6 Michael E Schatman,7,8 Dennis C Turk,1 David Yarnitsky9 1Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA; 2Department of Surgery and Institute of Medical Science, Krembil Brain Institute, University Health Network; University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 3Inserm U987, APHP, UVSQ, Paris-Saclay University, Ambroise Pare Hospital, Boulogne-Billancourt, France; 4Department of Anesthesiology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA; 5Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 6Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA; 7Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA; 8Department of Population Health − Division of Medical Ethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA; 9Department of Neurology, Rambam Medical Center, and Laboratory of Clinical Neurophysiology, Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, IsraelThis article is being published concurrently in Journal of Pain, PAIN, European Journal of Pain, Pain Medicine, Canadian Journal of Pain, Journal of Pain Research, Clinical Journal of Pain, and PAIN Reports. …”
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Reviewing the Potential Role of Artificial Intelligence in Delivering Personalized and Interactive Pain Medicine Education for Chronic Pain Patients by Robinson CL, D'Souza RS, Yazdi C, Diejomaoh EM, Schatman ME, Emerick T, Orhurhu V

“…Christopher L Robinson,1,* Ryan S D’Souza,2,* Cyrus Yazdi,1 Efemena M Diejomaoh,3 Michael E Schatman,4,5,* Trent Emerick,6,* Vwaire Orhurhu7,8,* 1Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; 2Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, USA; 3Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA; 4Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 5Department of Population Health-Division of Medical Ethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 6Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Chronic Pain Division, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; 7University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Susquehanna, Williamsport, PA, USA; 8MVM Health, East Stroudsburg, PA, USA*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Vwaire Orhurhu, MVM Health, East Stroudsburg, Williamsport, PA, USA, Email vwo569@mail.harvard.eduAbstract: The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in patient pain medicine education has the potential to revolutionize pain management. …”
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Interventional Pain Procedures: A Narrative Review Focusing on Safety and Complications. Part 1 Injections for Spinal Pain by Lo Bianco G, Tinnirello A, Papa A, Torrano V, Russo G, Stogicza A, Mercadante S, Cortegiani A, Mazzoleni S, Schatman ME

“…Giglio, Cefalù, Italy; 3Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, ASST Franciacorta, Ospedale di Iseo, Iseo, Italy; 4Department of Pain Management– AO “Ospedali dei Colli” – Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy; 5Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Asst Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy; 6Department of Anesthesia, Postoperative Intensive Care and Pain Therapy, Lodi Hospital, Lodi, Italy; 7Department of Anesthesiology Saint Magdolna Hospital, Budapest, Hungary; 8Department of Pain Relief and Supportive Care, Private Hospital La Maddalena, Palermo, Sicilia, Italy; 9Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy; 10Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 11Department of Population Health – Division of Medical Ethics, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USACorrespondence: Andrea Tinnirello, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, ASST Franciacorta, Ospedale di Iseo, Via Giardini Garibaldi 4, Iseo, 25049, Italy, Tel +393392599568, Email andreatinny@libero.itAbstract: In recent years, there has been a considerable increase in the number of image-guided interventional procedures performed for the management of acute and chronic pain. …”
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Best Practices from the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN) for Clinical Research During a Pandemic or Emergency by Petersen EA, Deer TR, Bojanic S, Sankary LR, Strand NH, Al Kaisy A, Huygen F, Sayed D, Steegers M, Verrills P, Schatman ME

“…Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; 7Department of Anesthesiology, Center of Pain Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; 8Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA; 9Departments of Anesthesiology and Pain and Palliative Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; 10Pain Medicine, Metro Pain Clinic, Melbourne, Australia; 11Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 12Department of Population Health – Division of Medical Ethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Erika A Petersen, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Science, 4301 West Markham Slot #507, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA, Tel +15016865270, Email eapetersen@uams.eduAbstract: The COVID-19 pandemic caught many areas of medicine in a state of unpreparedness for conducting research and completing ongoing projects during a global crisis, including the field of pain medicine. …”
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Interventional Pain Procedures: A Narrative Review Focusing On Safety and Complications. PART 2 Interventional Procedures For Back Pain by Lo Bianco G, Tinnirello A, Papa A, Marchesini M, Day M, Palumbo GJ, Terranova G, Di Dato MT, Thomson SJ, Schatman ME

“…Giglio, Cefalù, Italy; 3Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Department, ASST Franciacorta, Ospedale di Iseo, Iseo, 25049, Italy; 4Pain Department, AO “Ospedali dei Colli”, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy; 5Mininvasive Surgery Department, Unit of Pain Medicine IRCCS Maugeri Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy; 6Pain Research, The Pain Center at Grace Clinic, Texas Tech University HSC, Lubbock, TX, USA; 7Azienda Ospedale - Università Padova, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padova, Italy; 8Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Department, Asst Gaetano Pini, Milano, Italy; 9Pain Management, Mid and South Essex University Hospitals NHSFT, Basildon, SS16 5NL, UK; 10Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 11Department of Population Health – Division of Medical Ethics, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USACorrespondence: Giuliano Lo Bianco, Email giulianolobianco@gmail.comAbstract: In patients where conservative approaches have failed to relieve from chronic pain, interventional procedures may be an option in well selected patients. …”
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Novel Implantation Technique for Thoracoabdominal Peripheral Nerve Stimulation via a Transversus Abdominal Plane Approach for Treatment of Chronic Abdominal Pain by Lam CM, Keim SA, Sayed D, Abd-Elsayed A, Gulati A, Schatman ME, Deer T, Latif U

“…Christopher M Lam,1 Sarah A Keim,2 Dawood Sayed,1 Alaa Abd-Elsayed,3 Amitabh Gulati,4 Michael E Schatman,5,6 Timothy Deer,7 Usman Latif1 1Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA; 2Department of Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA; 3Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA; 4Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA; 5Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 6Department of Population Health – Division of Medical Ethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 7The Spine and Nerve Center of the Virginias, Charleston, WV, USACorrespondence: Christopher M Lam, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Mail Stop 1034, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA, Tel +1-(704)-488-5665, Fax +1-913-588-3365, Email clam2@kumc.eduBackground: Chronic abdominal pain (CAP) is a common and challenging to treat condition with a global prevalence of up to 25%. …”
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Radiofrequency Ablation for Chronic Lumbar Zygapophyseal Joint Pain Using a V-Shaped Active Tip Needle: An Observational Retrospective Study by Lo Bianco G, Misseri G, Stogicza AR, Cesare G, Li S, Day M, Kennedy DJ, Schatman ME

“…Giglio”, Cefalù, Palermo, Italy; 3Anesthesia and Pain, Saint Magdolna Private Hospital, Budapest, Hungary; 4Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Science (Di.Chir.On.S.), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; 5National Spine and Pain Centers, Shrewsbury, NJ, USA; 6Pain Research, The Pain Center at Grace Clinic, Texas Tech University HSC, Lubbock, TX, USA; 7Department of PM&R, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; 8Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 9Department of Population Health – Division of Medical Ethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USACorrespondence: Giuliano Lo Bianco, Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Department, Fondazione Giglio Cefalù, Contrada Pietrapollastra, Via Pisciotto, Cefalù, Palermo, 90015, Italy, Tel +393289682219, Email giulianolobianco@gmail.comBackground: Lumbar zygapophyseal joint dysfunction represents one of the major sources of chronic low back pain. …”
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Scoping Review: The Role of Psychedelics in the Management of Chronic Pain by Robinson CL, Fonseca AC, Diejomaoh EM, D'Souza RS, Schatman ME, Orhurhu V, Emerick T

“…Christopher L Robinson,1,* Alexandra CG Fonseca,2,* Efemena M Diejomaoh,3,* Ryan S D’Souza,4 Michael E Schatman,5,6,* Vwaire Orhurhu,7,8,* Trent Emerick9,* 1Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; 3Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA; 4Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, USA; 5Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 6Department of Population Health-Division of Medical Ethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 7University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Susquehanna, Williamsport, PA, USA; 8MVM Health, East Stroudsburg, PA, USA; 9University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Chronic Pain Division, Pittsburgh, PA, USA*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Vwaire Orhurhu, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Susquehanna, Williamsport, PA, USA, Email vwo569@mail.harvard.eduIntroduction: Amid a lack of effective chronic pain treatments, psychedelics have gained attention as a potential solution, although their Schedule 1 classification poses challenges. …”
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Spinal Cord Stimulation for Intractable Visceral Pain Originating from the Pelvic and Abdominal Region: A Narrative Review on a Possible New Indication for Patients with Therapy-Re... by Bieze M, van Haaps AP, Kapural L, Li S, Ferguson K, de Vries R, Schatman ME, Mijatovic V, Kallewaard JW

“…Matthanja Bieze,1,2,* Annelotte Pauline van Haaps,3,4,* Leonardo Kapural,5 Sean Li,6 Kris Ferguson,7 Ralph de Vries,8 Michael E Schatman,9,10 Velja Mijatovic,3,4 Jan Willem Kallewaard1,11 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; 2Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 3Department of Reproductive Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; 4Amsterdam Reproduction and Development, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; 5Carolina’s Pain Institute and Center for Clinical Research, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA; 6National Spine and Pain Centers, Shrewsbury, New Jersey, USA; 7Aspirus Langlade Hospital Pain Clinic, Antigo, Wisconsin, USA; 8Medical Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; 9Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care & Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA; 10Department of Population Health – Division of Medical Ethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA; 11Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Rijnstate Ziekenhuis, Arnhem, the Netherlands*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jan Willem Kallewaard, Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Management, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Email j.w.kallewaard@amsterdamumc.nlAim: Visceral pain, characterized by pain that is diffuse and challenging to localize, occurs frequently and is difficult to treat. …”
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