[HTML][HTML] Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on utilization patterns of facet joint interventions in managing spinal pain in a Medicare population

L Manchikanti, AD Kaye, RE Latchaw, MR Sanapati… - Pain and Therapy, 2023 - Springer
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in major disruptions in all aspects of human
life including a decline of medical services utilized during 2020. An analysis of the impact of …

Chitosan and putrescine modulate reactive oxygen species metabolism and physiological responses during chili fruit ripening

A Ghosh, I Saha, SC Debnath… - Plant Physiology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
We investigated the combined effect of chitosan (CHT) and putrescine (PUT) on the
postharvest shelf life of Capsicum fruit concerning the metabolism of reactive oxygen …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of percutaneous adhesiolysis in managing low back and lower extremity pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

L Manchikanti, NN Knezevic, E Knezevic, R Pasupuleti… - Pain and therapy, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Chronic refractory low back and lower extremity pain recalcitrant to conservative
management and epidural injections secondary to postsurgery syndrome, spinal stenosis …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of radiofrequency neurotomy in managing chronic neck pain

L Manchikanti, NN Knezevic, E Knezevic, S Abdi… - Pain and therapy, 2023 - Springer
Background Extensive research into potential sources of neck pain and referred pain into
the upper extremities and head has shown that the cervical facet joints can be a potential …

[PDF][PDF] COVID-19 pandemic reduced utilization of interventional techniques 18.7% in managing chronic pain in the Medicare population in 2020: analysis of utilization …

L Manchikanti, V Pampati, MR Sanapati… - Pain …, 2022 - painphysicianjournal.com
Background: Multiple publications have shown the significant impact of the COVID-19
pandemic on US healthcare and increasing costs over the recent years in managing low …

[PDF][PDF] Low back pain and diagnostic lumbar facet joint nerve blocks: assessment of prevalence, false-positive rates, and a philosophical paradigm shift from an acute …

L Manchikanti, R Kosanovic, V Pampati… - Pain …, 2020 - painphysicianjournal.com
Background: Lumbar facet joints are a clinically important source of chronic low back pain.
There have been extensive diagnostic accuracy studies, along with studies of influence on …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review of platelet-rich plasma for low back pain

ES Machado, FP Soares, E Vianna de Abreu… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Low back pain (LBP) has a high economic burden and is strongly related to the
degenerative process of the spine, especially in the intervertebral disc and of the facet joints …

The influence of COVID-19 on utilization of epidural procedures in managing chronic spinal pain in the Medicare population

L Manchikanti, V Pampati, NN Knezevic, AD Kaye… - Spine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective cohort study of utilization patterns and variables of epidural
injections in the fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare population. Objectives. To update the …

[HTML][HTML] Steroid distancing in interventional pain management during COVID-19 and beyond: safe, effective and practical approach

L Manchikanti, R Kosanovic… - Pain …, 2020 - institutionalrepository.aah.org
Background: Since the late 1940s, corticosteroids have been a mainstay class of agents in
multiple interventional techniques and intra-articular injections. Exogenous glucocorticoids …

[PDF][PDF] Value and validity of coronavirus antibody testing

A Mahajan, L Manchikanti - Pain Physician, 2020 - painphysicianjournal.com
Background: The interventional pain management community saw the COVID-19 pandemic
decimate elective interventional procedures and new patient visits across the United States …