Pulsed radiofrequency for treatment of complex regional pain syndrome: A scoping review.
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a debilitating chronic pain condition characterized by sensory, motor, and autonomic disturbances, often resistant to conventional therapies. Pulsed radiofrequency (PRF), a non-neurodestructive neuromodulation technique, has been described as a potential inte…
Maternal and fetal outcomes of spinal cord stimulation in pregnancy: systematic review with descriptive meta-analysis.
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an established therapy for refractory neuropathic pain and is increasingly used in women of reproductive age. However, evidence regarding the safety of SCS during pregnancy remains limited, and consolidated outcome data are lacking. Our objective was to systematicall…
Wrist Arthroscopy in South Korea: Utilization, Disparities, and Complications from an 11-Year Nationwide Cohort.
Wrist arthroscopy has evolved significantly as a minimally invasive technique for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. However, epidemiologic data on its nationwide use remain scarce, particularly for small joints like the wrist. Given its increasing adoption and technical complexity, understan…
Thoracic sympathetic block with botulinum toxin A for complex regional pain syndrome: a retrospective case series.
Sympathetic interventions are frequently used in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). However, the evidence is inconclusive, and the response may depend on phenotype, anatomical target, and treatment durability. For upper-extremity CRPS, clinical data on thoracic sympathetic block (TSB) with botul…
Ethological profiling defines pain behaviors and parses analgesia from drug side effects in a mouse model of complex regional pain syndrome.
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a form of chronic postinjury pain affecting the extremities with contributions from the somatic and sympathetic nervous systems. The mouse tibial fracture-cast model was developed to enable preclinical study of CRPS mechanisms and guide condition-specific dru…
[German guideline on spinal cord stimulation for chronic neuropathic pain].
Epidural spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a neuromodulatory, reversible procedure for the treatment of selected chronic pain conditions, primarily neuropathic in nature. The updated German S3 guideline provides evidence-based recommendations for the use of SCS and dorsal root ganglion stimulati…
Protocol for a scoping review of interventional trials in complex regional pain syndrome: evaluation of adherence to the core outcome set, SPIRIT-PRO and CONSORT-PRO guidelines.
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a debilitating chronic pain condition that severely reduces quality of life. Physiotherapy is a key component of management; however, high-quality evidence to inform optimal practice is limited. Variability in outcome measurement and poor reporting quality ma…
Subperception dorsal root ganglion stimulation versus sham stimulation in established responders: a randomized, double-blind crossover clinical trial.
subperception (paresthesia-free) dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulation is increasingly used for focal neuropathic pain, but sham-controlled evidence remains limited. We conducted a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled crossover trial with enriched enrollment design in established DRG-stimulati…