OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Pain and Therapy is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Management of Musculoskeletal Pain: An Update with Emphasis on Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain	127
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review	84
Pain Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic	65
COVID-19 and the Opioid Epidemic: Two Public Health Emergencies That Intersect With Chronic Pain	55
Cervical Proprioception Impairment in Neck Pain-Pathophysiology, Clinical Evaluation, and Management: A Narrative Review	51
Real-World Evidence for Control of Chronic Migraine Patients Receiving CGRP Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Added to OnabotulinumtoxinA: A Retrospective Chart Review	49
Structural and Functional Brain Changes in Migraine	46
Pain in Women: A Perspective Review on a Relevant Clinical Issue that Deserves Prioritization	39
Management of Osteoarthritis: Expert Opinion on NSAIDs	38
Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review of Effectiveness and Safety	37
Gabapentinoid Benefit and Risk Stratification: Mechanisms Over Myth	37
Dietary Interventions for Treatment of Chronic Pain: Oxidative Stress and Inflammation	35
Postoperative Analgesic Efficacy of Erector Spinae Plane Block in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spinal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	35
Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: A Review of Techniques and Clinical Efficacy	32
A Comprehensive Review of Over the Counter Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain	32
COVID-19 and NSAIDS: A Narrative Review of Knowns and Unknowns	28
Headache Attributed to Vaccination Against COVID-19 (Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2) with the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) Vaccine: A Multicenter Observational Cohort Study	28
Pharmacological Management of Painful Peripheral Neuropathies: A Systematic Review	26
Machine Learning in Pain Medicine: An Up-To-Date Systematic Review	25
Lessons for Better Pain Management in the Future: Learning from the Past	24
Comparison of Two Ultrasound-guided Plane Blocks for Pain and Postoperative Opioid Requirement in Lumbar Spine Fusion Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized, and Controlled Clinical Trial	23
The Effect of Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block Combined with Dexmedetomidine on Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Modified Radical Mastectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial	23
Use of Cryotherapy for Managing Chronic Pain: An Evidence-Based Narrative	22
Analgesic Effect of Noninvasive Brain Stimulation for Neuropathic Pain Patients: A Systematic Review	22
Remote Electrical Neuromodulation for the Acute Treatment of Migraine in Patients with Chronic Migraine: An Open-Label Pilot Study	21

Stigma and Chronic Pain	21
Pain and Frailty in Hospitalized Older Adults	19
Burden of Migraine in Patients With Preventive Treatment Failure Attending European Headache Specialist Centers: Real-World Evidence From the BECOME Study	18
A Retrospective, Multicenter, Quantitative Analysis of Patients’ Baseline Pain Quality (PROMIS-29) Entering into Pain and Spine Practices in the United States (ALIGN)	18
Decompression Using Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Associated with Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: A Review	17
EEG Recordings as Biomarkers of Pain Perception: Where Do We Stand and Where to Go?	17
Position Paper on Post-Traumatic Headache: The Relationship Between Head Trauma, Stress Disorder, and Migraine	16
Musculoskeletal Pain Due to Wheelchair Use: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	16
Oliceridine is Associated with Reduced Risk of Vomiting and Need for Rescue Antiemetics Compared to Morphine: Exploratory Analysis from Two Phase 3 Randomized Placebo and Active Controlled Trials	16
The Role of Serratus Anterior Plane Block During in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery	16
Not All Pain is Created Equal: Basic Definitions and Diagnostic Work-Up	16
Interventional Radiofrequency Treatment for the Sympathetic Nervous System: A Review Article	16
Low Incidence of Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression Observed with Oliceridine Regardless of Age or Body Mass Index: Exploratory Analysis from a Phase 3 Open-Label Trial in Postsurgical Pain	15
A Prospective Study to Examine the Association of the Foramen Ovale Size with Intraluminal Pressure of Pear-Shaped Balloon in Percutaneous Balloon Compression for Trigeminal Neuralgia	15
Comparison of Vaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (vNOTES) and Laparoendoscopic Single-Site (LESS) Hysterectomy on Postoperative Pain Reduction: A Randomized Pilot Study	14
Comparison of Efficacy of Ketoprofen and Ibuprofen in Treating Pain in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	14
Images in Practice: Painful Cutaneous Vasculitis in a SARS-Cov-2 IgG-Positive Child	14
Correction to: Analgesic Effects of Navigated Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Patients With Acute Central Poststroke Pain	14
Basivertebral Nerve Ablation for the Treatment of Vertebrogenic Pain	14
The Effect of M-Health-Based Core Stability Exercise Combined with Self-Compassion Training for Patients with Nonspecific Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study	13
Pain, Smell, and Taste in Adults: A Narrative Review of Multisensory Perception and Interaction	13
Comparison of Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block and Oblique Subcostal Transverse Abdominis Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Elderly Patients After Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery:	13
Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Nociceptive Effects of Cocoa: A Review on Future Perspectives in Treatment of Pain	13
Comparison Between Intravenous Nalbuphine and Lidocaine in Reducing Propofol-Induced Injection Pain During Gastroscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial	13
The Routes of Administration for Acute Postoperative Pain Medication	13
Switching From Pregabalin to Mirogabalin in Patients with Peripheral Neuropathic Pain: A Multi-Center, Prospective, Single-Arm, Open-Label Study (MIROP Study)	13
Endoscopic Transforaminal Lumbar Foraminotomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	12
Microglia in the Pathophysiology of Hemorrhagic Stroke and the Relationship Between Microglia and Pain After Stroke: A Narrative Review	12
What to Do and What Not to Do in the Management of Opioid-Induced Constipation: A Choosing Wisely Report	12
Sleep Disturbance and Its Association with Pain Severity and Multisite Pain: A Prospective 10.7-Year Study	12
Burden of Renal Events Associated with Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs in Patients with Osteoarthritis and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Retrospective Database Study	12
Detailed Subphenotyping of Lumbar Modic Changes and Their Association with Low Back Pain in a Large Population-Based Study: The Wakayama Spine Study	12
Early Management of OnabotulinumtoxinA Treatment in Chronic Migraine: Insights from a Real-Life European Multicenter Study	12
Food for Special Medical Purposes and Nutraceuticals for Pain: A Narrative Review	11
Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation Combined with Transversus Abdominis Plane Block on Postoperative Recovery in Elderly Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Gastric Cancer Surgery: A	11
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Systematic Review	11
Effect of Different Modes of Administration of Dexmedetomidine Combined with Nerve Block on Postoperative Analgesia in Total Knee Arthroplasty	11
The Effect of Preoperative Anxiety and Pain Sensitivity on Preoperative Hemodynamics, Propofol Consumption, and Postoperative Recovery and Pain in Endoscopic Ultrasonography	11
Pregabalin and Gabapentin in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury-Related Neuropathic Pain: A Network Meta-Analysis	11
Abnormalities of Thalamic Functional Connectivity in Patients with Migraine: A Resting-State fMRI Study	11
Predicting Postherpetic Neuralgia in Patients with Herpes Zoster by Machine Learning: A Retrospective Study	11
Factors Influencing Pain Expression in Patients with Cancer: An Expert Opinion	11
Restorative Neurostimulation for Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain: Results from a Prospective Multi-centre Longitudinal Cohort	11
Racial Differences in Pain, Nutrition, and Oxidative Stress	10
CDC’s Efforts to Quantify Prescription Opioid Overdose Deaths Fall Short	10
Psychosocial, Functional, and Emotional Correlates of Long-Term Opioid Use in Patients with Chronic Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Case–Control Study	10
Exploring the Connection Between Sleep and Cluster Headache: A Narrative Review	10
Impact and Consequences of Opioid-Induced Constipation: A Survey of Patients	10
Preemptive Intravenous Nalbuphine for the Treatment of Post-Operative Visceral Pain: A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial	10
Effectiveness and Safety of CGRP-mAbs in Menstrual-Related Migraine: A Real-World Experience	10

Sufentanil Sublingual for Acute Post-Operative Pain: A Systematic Literature Review Focused on Pain Intensity, Adverse Events, and Patient Satisfaction	9
Neurophysiological Assessments During Continuous Sedation Until Death Put Validity of Observational Assessments Into Question: A Prospective Observational Study	9
Analgesic Effects of Navigated Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Patients With Acute Central Poststroke Pain	9
Extended-Release Dinalbuphine Sebacate Versus Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia with Fentanyl for Postoperative Moderate-to-Severe Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial	9
Resting-State Magnetoencephalography Reveals Neurobiological Bridges Between Pain and Cognitive Impairment	9
Association of Postpartum Pain Sensitivity and Postpartum Depression: A Prospective Observational Study	9
Sex-Specific Pharmacotherapy for Back Pain: A Proof-of-Concept Randomized Trial	9
The Physiology and Maintenance of Respiration: A Narrative Review	9
Clinical Validation of a Multi-Biomarker Assay for the Evaluation of Chronic Pain Patients in a Cross-Sectional, Observational Study	8
Pain Management in the Post-COVID Era—An Update: A Narrative Review	8
Time Trends in the Incidence of Spinal Pain in China, 1990 to 2019 and Its Prediction to 2030: The Global Burden of Disease Study 2019	8
Pulsed Radiofrequency for Lumbar Facet Joint Pain: A Viable Therapeutic Option? A Retrospective Observational Study	8
Tramadol/Dexketoprofen Analgesic Efficacy Compared with Tramadol/Paracetamol in Moderate to Severe Postoperative Acute Pain: Subgroup Analysis of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Group Trial—DAVID	8
Is There a Gender Difference in the Response to onabotulinumtoxinA in Chronic Migraine? Insights from a Real-Life European Multicenter Study on 2879 Patients	8
Pain Relief and Safety Outcomes with Cervical 10 kHz Spinal Cord Stimulation: Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis	8
Clinical Observation of the Effects of Oral Opioid on Inflammatory Cytokines and Gut Microbiota in Patients with Moderate to Severe Cancer Pain: A Retrospective Cohort Study	8
Analgesic Efficacy of Transverse Abdominis Plane Block and Quadratus Lumborum Block in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Randomized Double-Blinded Clinical Trial	8
Safety and Efficacy of Melatonin in Chronic Tension-Type Headache: A Post-Marketing Real-World Surveillance Program	8
Personalizing Cancer Pain Therapy: Insights from the Rational Use of Analgesics (RUA) Group	8
Sleep Disorders and Headache: A Review of Correlation and Mutual Influence	7
Intravenous Parecoxib for Pain Relief after Orthopedic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	7
Evaluation of Interfascial Plane and Pericapsular Nerve Blocks to the Shoulder Joint: A Preliminary Analysis of Shoulder Anterior Capsular Block	7
Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Tolerability of a Medicinal Cannabis Formulation in Patients with Chronic Non-cancer Pain on Long-Term High Dose Opioid Analgesia: A Pilot Study	7
Remote Electrical Neuromodulation (REN) for the Acute Treatment of Menstrual Migraine: a Retrospective Survey Study of Effectiveness and Tolerability	7
ED50 of Propofol Combined with Nalbuphine on the Sedative Effect in Painless Hysteroscopy	7
Percutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation Lead Placement Under Deep Sedation and General Anesthesia	7
Continuous Wound Infiltration with Local Anesthetic Is an Effective and Safe Postoperative Analgesic Strategy: A Meta-Analysis	7
Ultrasound-Guided Continuous Thoracic Paravertebral Infusion of Methylene Blue in the Treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study	7
The Role of Nutrient Supplementation in the Management of Chronic Pain in Fibromyalgia: A Narrative Review	7
Efficacy and Safety of Add-on Mirogabalin to NSAIDs in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis with Peripheral Neuropathic Pain: A Randomized, Open-Label Study	7
Common Clinical Practice for Low Back Pain Treatment: A Modified Delphi Study	7
Machine Learning Algorithm Guiding Local Treatment Decisions to Reduce Pain for Lung Cancer Patients with Bone Metastases, a Prospective Cohort Study	7
Prospective Association Between Inflammatory Markers and Knee Cartilage Volume Loss and Pain Trajectory	7
Opioid Taper is Associated with Improved Experimental Pain Tolerance in Patients with Chronic Pain: An Observational Study	7
Acute Pain Predictors of Remote Postoperative Pain Resolution After Hand Surgery	7
Comparison of Ultrasound-Guided Caudal Epidural Blocks and Spinal Anesthesia for Anorectal Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial	7
Opioids in the Elderly Patients with Cognitive Impairment: A Narrative Review	7
Deep Brain Stimulation, Stereotactic Radiosurgery and High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Targeting the Limbic Pain Matrix: A Comprehensive Review	7
Prevalence and Predictors of Chronic Postsurgical Pain After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	7