Editor-in-Chief: Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD, PhD

Pain Medicine Case Reports A peer reviewed publication  of The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians and a Clinical Companion Journal to Pain Physician. The open access journal is published 8-10 times a year.

Pain Medicine Case Reports have been officially accepted for inclusion in MEDLINE and PubMed!

Pain Medicine Case Reports is a peer-reviewed, multi-disciplinary, open access journal written by and directed to an audience of interventional pain physicians, clinicians and basic scientists with an interest in interventional pain management and pain medicine.

Pain Medicine Case Reports presents the latest studies, research, and information vital to those in the emerging specialty of interventional pain management – and critical to the people they serve.

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Current issue highlights: (September 2025, Volume 9, Issue 5)

  1. Acute Rhabdomyolysis: A Rare Complication Subsequent to Intrathecal Dose Escalation: A Case Report
    Case Report
    Jimmy Wen, BA, Sugamjot Badhan, BS, Ramy Khalil, BS, Shannon Dwyer, BA, Burhaan Syed, BS, and Foad Elahi, MD.
  2. Peripheral Neuromodulation for Treatment of Upper Extremity Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Following Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Placement: A Case Report
    Case Report
    Mohammed A. Alzarah, MB BCh BAO, Veena M. Do, MD, Mark S. Wallace, MD, Rodney A. Gabriel, MD, and Jeffrey L. Chen, MD.
  3. Spinal Epidural Abscess After Radiofrequency Denervation of the Lumbar Facets: Case Report
    Case Report
    Emma Fu, MD, and Yian Chen, MD.
  4. Buccal Buprenorphine for Postoperative Analgesia After Thoracic Surgery: Results of a Retrospective Cohort
    Retrospective Study
    Ryan Hopkins, MD, Krishna Theja Kudaravalli, MD, Brian Pittman, MS, Gavitt A. Woodard, MD, Andrew Dhanasopon, MD, Albert C. Perrino, Jr, MD, and Thomas R. Hickey, MD.
  5. An Unusual Challenging Case of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Involving all 4 Limbs: A Case Report
    Case Report
    Neha Singh, MD, and Emanuel N. Husu, MD.
  6. Isolated Musculocutaneous Nerve Palsy Following Supraclavicular Nerve Block: A Case Report
    Case Report
    Daniel Ohlhausen, MD, Adam Benckendorf, DO, Derek Chung, DO, and Hamed Sadeghipour, MD.
  7. Variation in Contrast Distribution on Epidurogram Following Interlaminar Epidural Injections in Two Patients With Plica Mediana Dorsalis: A Case Report
    Case Report
    Amir Soheil Tolebeyan, MD, Bengt J. Grua, MD, and Bruce M. Vrooman, MD.