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1 Publications and Book Chapters Vijay Singh, M.D Roosevelt Rd., Niagara, WI PUBLICATIONS Jul-Aug 2012 Jul-Aug 2012 Jul-Aug 2012 Jul-Aug 2012 Jul-Aug 2012 July 2012 July 2012 May-Jun 2012 May-Jun 2012 May-Jun 2012 Mar-Apr 2012 Effect of Fluoroscopically Guided Caudal Epidural Steroid or Local Anesthetic Injections in the Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation and Radiculitis: A Randomized, Controlled, Double Blind Trial with a Two-Year Follow-Up. Pain Physician, Jul-Aug 2012; Volume 15, pp A Systematic Evaluation of Thoracic Interlaminar Epidural Injections. Pain Physician, Jul-Aug 2012; Volume 15, pp. E497-E514. Diagnostic Accuracy of Thoracic Facet Joint Nerve Blocks: An Update of the Assessment of Evidence. Pain Physician. Jul-Aug 2012; Volume 15, pp. E483-E496. An Update of Evaluation of Therapeutic Thoracic Facet Joint Interventions. Pain Physician. Jul-Aug 2012; Volume 15, pp. E463-E481. The Effectiveness of Lumbar Interlaminar Epidural Injections in Managing Chronic Low Back and Lower Extremity Pain. Pain Physician. Jul-Aug 2012; Volume 15, pp. E363- E404. American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) Guidelines for Responsible Opioid Prescribing in Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: Part 2 - Guidance. Pain Physician. July 2012; Volume 15, pp. S67-S116. American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) Guidelines for Responsible Opioid Prescribing in Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: Part I Evidence Assessment. Pain Physician. July 2012; Volume 15, pp. S1-S66. A Systematic Evaluation of Prevalence and Diagnostic Accuracy of Sacroiliac Joint Interventions. Pain Physician. May-Jun 2012; Volume 15, pp. E305-E344. Effectiveness of Thermal Annular Procedures in Treating Discogenic Low Back Pain. Pain Physician. May-Jun 2012; Volume 15, pp. E279-E304. Caudal Epidural Injections in the Management of Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Appraisal of the Literature. Pain Physician. May-Jun 2012; Volume 15, pp. E159-E198. Saga of Payment Systems of Ambulatory Surgery Centers for Interventional Techniques: An Update. Pain Physician. Mar-Apr 2012; Volume 15, pp Page 1 of 11
2 Jan-Feb 2012 Jul-Aug 2011 Mar-Apr 2011 Mar-Apr 2011 Mar-Apr 2011 Jan-Feb 2011 Nov-Dec 2010 Nov-Dec 2010 Sep-Oct 2010 Jul-Aug 2010 March 2010 November 2009 November 2009 Health Policy Review: Physician Payment Outlook for 2012: Déjà Vu, Pain Physician, Jan-Feb 2012; Volume 15, pp. E27-E52. Health Policy Review: The Independent Payment Advisory Board, Pain Physician, Jul- Aug 2011; Volume 14, pp. E313-E342. Health Policy Review: Ambulatory Surgery Centers and Interventional Techniques: A Look at Long-Term Survival, Pain Physician, Mar-Apr 2011; Volume 14, pp. E177-E215. Focused Review: Breakthrough Pain in Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: Fact, Fiction, or Abuse, Pain Physician, Mar-Apr 2011; Volume 14, pp. E103-E117. A Systematic Review of Randomized Trials of Long-Term Opioid Management for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain, Pain Physician, Mar-Apr 2011; Volume 14, pp Health Policy Review: Medicare Physician Payment Systems: Impact of 2011 Schedule on Interventional Pain Management, Pain Physician, Jan-Feb 2011; Volume 14, pp. E5- E33. Comparative Effectiveness of a One-Year Follow-Up of Thoracic Medial Branch Blocks in Management of Chronic Thoracic Pain: A Randomized, Double-Blind Active Controlled Trial, Pain Physician, Nov-Dec 2010; Volume 13, pp Management of Pain of Post Lumbar Surgery Syndrome: One-Year Results of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Active Controlled Trial of Fluoroscopic Caudal Epidural Injections, Pain Physician, Nov-Dec 2010; Volume 13, pp Comparative Outcomes of a 2-Year Follow-Up of Cervical Medial Branch Blocks in Management of Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized, Double-Blind Controlled Trial, Pain Physician, Sep-Oct 2010; Volume 13, pp Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Lumbar Interlaminar Epidural Injections in Managing Chronic Pain of Lumbar Disc Herniation or Radiculitis: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial, Pain Physician, Jul-Aug 2010; Volume 13, pp Health Policy Review: Interventional Pain Management at Crossroads: The Perfect Storm Brewing for a New Decade of Challenges, Pain Physician, March 2010; Volume 13, pp E111-E140. Original Contribution: A Comparative Effectiveness Evaluation of Percutaneous Adhesiolysis and Epidural Steroid Injections in Managing Lumbar Post Surgery Syndrome: A Randomized, Equivalence Controlled Trial, Pain Physician, November 2009; Volume 12, pp E355-E368. Evidence-Based Medicine, Systematic Reviews, and Guidelines in Interventional Pain Management: Part 7: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies, Pain Physician, November 2009; Volume 12, pp Page 2 of 11
3 July 2009 July 2009 July 2009 July 2009 July 2009 March 2009 March 2009 January 2009 Evidence-Based Medicine: Description of Documentation in the Management of Chronic Spinal Pain, Pain Physician, July 2009; Volume 12, pp E199-E224. Evidence-Based Medicine: Comprehensive Review of Neurophysiologic Basis and Diagnostic Interventions in Managing Chronic Spinal Pain, Pain Physician, July 2009; Volume 12, pp E71-E121. Evidence-Based Medicine: Comprehensive Review of Therapeutic Interventions in Managing Chronic Spinal Pain, Pain Physician, July 2009; Volume 12, pp E123-E198. Evidence-Based Medicine: An Algorithmic Approach for Clinical Management of Chronic Spinal Pain, Pain Physician, July 2009; Volume 12, pp E225-E264. ASIPP-IMP Guidelines: Comprehensive Evidence-Based Guidelines for Interventional Techniques in the Management of Chronic Spinal Pain, Pain Physician, July 2009; Volume 12, pp Percutaneous Lumbar Laser Disc Decompression: A Systematic Review of Current Evidence, Pain Physician, ; Volume 12, pp Evidence-Based Medicine: Comprehensive Review of Epidemiology, Scope, and Impact of Spinal Pain, Pain Physician, ; Volume 12, pp E35-E70. Evidence-Based Medicine, Systematic Reviews, and Guidelines in Interventional Pain Management: Part 5. Diagnostic Accuracy Studies, Pain Physician, ; Volume 12, pp Evidence-Based Medicine: An Introduction to an Evidence-Based Approach to Interventional Techniques in the Management of Chronic Spinal Pain, Pain Physician, ; Volume 12, pp E1-E33. Systematic Review of Percutaneous Lumbar Mechanical Disc Decompression Utilizing Dekompressor, Pain Physician, ; Volume 12, pp Automated Percutaneous Lumbar Discectomy for the Contained Herniated Lumbar Disc: A Systematic Assessment of Evidence, Pain Physician, ; Volume 12, pp Systematic Review of Intrathecal Infusion Systems for Long-Term Management of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain, Pain Physician, March 2009; Volume 12, pp Effectiveness of Spinal Endoscopic Adhesiolysis in Post Lumbar Surgery Syndrome: A Systematic Review, Pain Physician, March 2009; Volume 12, pp Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Cervical Epidurals in the Management of Chronic Neck Pain, Pain Physician, January 2009; Volume 12, pp Page 3 of 11
4 January 2009 January 2009 November 2008 November 2008 September 2008 September 2008 July 2008 July 2008 July 2008 May 2008 May 2008 March 2008 January 2008 Health Policy Review: Analysis of Growth of Interventional Techniques in Managing Chronic Pain in the Medicare Population: A 10-Year Evaluation from 1997 to 2006, Pain Physician, January 2009; Volume 12, pp Evidence Based Medicine, Systematic Reviews, and Guidelines in Interventional Pain Management: Part 4: Observational Studies, Pain Physician, January 2009; Volume 12, pp Randomized Trial: Preliminary Results of a Randomized, Equivalence Trial of Fluoroscopic Caudal Epidural Injections in Managing Chronic Low Back Pain: Part 2 Disc Herniation and Radiculitis, Pain Physician, November 2008; Volume 11, pp Randomized Trial: Preliminary Results of a Randomized, Equivalence Trial of Fluoroscopic Caudal Epidural Injections in Managing Chronic Low Back Pain: Part 3 Post Surgery Syndrome, Pain Physician, November 2008; Volume 11, pp Systematic Review of Thoracic Discography as a Diagnostic Test for Chronic Spinal Pain, Pain Physician, September 2008; Volume 11, pp In response: Interventional Pain Management and ACOEM Guidelines, Pain Physician, September 2008; Volume 11, pp Randomized Trial: Effectiveness of Thoracic Medial Branch Blocks in Managing Chronic Pain: A Preliminary Report of Randomized, Double-Blind Controlled Trial; Clinical Trial NCT , Pain Physician, July 2008; Volume 11, pp Health Policy Review: Reassessment of Evidence Synthesis of Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines for Interventional Pain Management, Pain Physician, July 2008; Volume 11, pp Letter to the Editor: In Reference to Manchikanti et al s Criticism of ACOEM Guidelines, Pain Physician, July 2008; Volume 11, pp Review of Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines for Interventional Pain Management and Potential Implications, Pain Physician, May 2008; Volume 11, Number 3, pp Health Policy Review: A Critical Appraisal of 2007 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) Practice Guidelines for Interventional Pain Management: An Independent Review Utilizing AGREE, AMA, IOM, and Other Criteria, Pain Physician, May 2008; Volume 11, pp Lumbar Facet Joint Nerve Blocks in Managing Chronic Facet Joint Pain: One-Year Follow-up of a Randomized, Double-Blind Controlled Trial: Clinical Trial NCT , Pain Physician, March 2008; Volume 11, Number 3, pp Retrospective Evaluation: Age-Related Prevalence of Facet-Joint Involvement in Chronic Neck and Low Back Pain, Pain Physician, January 2008; Volume 11, pp Page 4 of 11
5 2008 Intrathecal Drug Delivery, Pain Physician, Opioid Special Issue 2008; Volume 11, pp S89-S104. January 2007 January 2007 Interventional Techniques: Evidence-based Practice Guidelines in the Management of Chronic Spinal Pain, Pain Physician, January 2007; Volume 10, Number 1, pp Systematic Review of Discography as a Diagnostic Test for Spinal Pain: An Update,, Pain Physician, January 2007; Volume 10, Number 1, pp April 2006 Percutaneous Lumbar Disc Decompression, Pain Physician, April 2006; Volume 9, Number 2, pp Opioid Guidelines in the Management of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain, Pain Physician, 2006; Volume 9, pp January 2005 Scientific Basis for Nucleoplasty, Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management, January 2005; Volume 9, Issue 1, pp A Prospective Evaluation: Reliability of Psychological Evaluation in Chronic Pain in an Interventional Pain Management Setting, Pain Physician, 2005; Volume 8, pp October 2004 Role of Percutaneous Disc Decompression Using Coblation In Managing Chronic Discogenic Low Back Pain: A Prospective, Observational Study, Pain Physician, October 2004; Volume 7, Number 4, pp July 2004 Managing Phantom Pain, Pain Physician, July 2004; Volume 7, Number 3, pp April 2004 February 2004 January 2004 The Role of Cervical Discography in Interventional Pain Management, Pain Physician, April 2004; Volume 7, Number 2, pp Clinical Support for the Use of Disc Nucleoplasty Percutaneous Discectomy, Disease Management Digest, Volume 8, Number 1, pp 4-5, 12. (Published in Care Management, Volume 10, Number 1, Official Journal of the Academy of Certified Case Managers.) Percutaneous Disc Decompression for the Treatment of Chronic Atypical Cervical Discogenic Pain, Pain Physician, January 2004; Volume 7, Number 1, pp Letter to the Editor: Monitoring of Patients Receiving Long-Term Opioid Therapy; Anesth Analg, 2004; 99 pp Thoracic Discography; Pain Physician, 2004; Volume 7 pp October 2003 October 2003 Evaluation of Fluoroscopic Caudal Epidural Steroid Injections, Pain Physician, Volume 6, Number 4, pp Screening for Controlled Substance Abuse in Interventional Pain Management Settings: Evaluation of an Assessment Tool, Pain Physician, October 2003; Volume 6, Number 4, pp Page 5 of 11
6 October 2003 Sept-Oct 2003 July 2003 July 2003 April 2003 April 2003 January 2003 January 2003 January 2003 Accuracy of Precision Diagnostic Blocks in the Diagnosis of Chronic Spinal Pain of Facet or Zygapophysial Joint Origin, Pain Physician, October 2003; Volume 6, Number 4, pp Letter to the Editor: Saroiliac Joint Pain: Should Physicians Be Blocking Lateral Branches, Medial Branches, Dorsal Rami, or Ventral Rami?; Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Vol. 28 No. 5 pp Evaluation of Percutaneous Disc Decompression Using Coblation in Chronic Back Pain With or Without Leg Pain, Pain Physician, July 2003; Volume 6, Number 3, pp Guidelines for the Use of Controlled Substances in the Management of Chronic Pain, Pain Physician, July 2003; Volume 6, Number 3, pp Are Diagnostic Lumbar Medial Branch Blocks Valid? Results of 2-Year Follow-Up, Pain Physician, April 2003; Volume 6, Number 2, pp Correlates of Non-Physiological Behavior in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain, Pain Physician, April 2003; Volume 6, Number 2, pp Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines for Interventional Techniques in the Management of Chronic Spinal Pain, Pain Physician, January 2003; Volume 6, Number 1, pp Methods for Evidence Synthesis in Interventional Pain Management, Pain Physician, January 2003; Volume 6, Number 1, pp Interventional Pain Management: Evolving Issues for 2003, Pain Physician, January 2003; Volume 6, Number 1, pp Sacroiliac Joint Pain: Should Physicians Be Blocking Lateral Branches, Medial Branches, Dorsal Rami, or Ventral Rami? Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2003, Volume 28, Number 5, pp Letters To The Editor: Evaluation of Fluoroscopic Caudal Epidural Steroid Injections, Pain Physician, 2003; Volume 6, pp October 2002 October 2002 October 2002 July 2002 Evaluation of the Prevalence of Facet Joint Pain in Chronic Thoracic Pain, Pain Physician, October 2002; Volume 5, Number 4, pp Is There Correlation of Facet Joint Pain in Lumbar and Cervical Spine? An Evaluation of Prevalence in Combined Chronic Low Back and Neck Pain, Pain Physician, October 2002; Volume 5, Number 4, pp Medical Branch Neurotomy in Management of Chronic Spinal Pain: Systematic Review of the Evidence, Pain Physician, October 2002; Volume 5, Number 4, pp NASPER: Balancing Substance Abuse and Medical Necessity in Interventional Pain Management, Pain Physician, July 2002; Volume 5, Number 3, pp Page 6 of 11
7 July 2002 July 2002 April 2002 Percutaneous Disc Decompression Using Coblation (Nucleoplasty TM ) in the Treatment of Chronic Discogenic Pain, Pain Physician, July 2002; Volume 5, Number 3, pp Prevalence of Cervical Facet Joint Pain in Chronic Neck Pain, Pain Physician, July 2002; Volume 5, Number 3, pp Role of Caudal Epidural Injections in the Management of Chronic Low Back Pain, Pain Physician, April 2002; Volume 5, Number 2, pp February 2002 Letter to the Editor, Spine, February 1, 2002, Volume 27, Number 3, pp January 2002 January 2002 January 2002 Effectiveness of Caudal Epidural Injections in Discogram Positive and Negative Chronic Low Back Pain, Pain Physician, January 2002; Volume 5, Number 1, pp Evaluation of Influence of Gender, Occupational Injury, and Smoking on Chronic Low Back Pain of Facet Joint Origin: A Subgroup Analysis, Pain Physician, January 2002; Volume 5, Number 1, pp Understanding Psychological Aspects of Chronic Pain in Interventional Pain Management, Pain Physician, January 2002; Volume 5, Number 1, pp January 2002 Review of Chronic Low Back Pain of Facet Joint Origin, Pain Physician, January 2002; Volume 5, Number 1, January 2002 Letter to the Editor, Spine, January 15, 2002, Volume 27, Number 2, pp Epidural Lysis of Adhesions and Myeloscopy, Current Pain Headache Rep, Volume 6, Number 6, pp December 2001 Letter to the Editor, Spine, December 1, 2001, Volume 26, Number 23, pp October 2001 Evaluation of the Relative Contributions of Various Structures in Chronic Low Back Pain, Pain Physician, October 2001; Volume 4, Number 4, pp July 2001 Algorithms for Interventional Techniques in Chronic Pain, Pain Physician, July 2001; Volume 4, Number 3, pp July 2001 July 2001 July 2001 Evaluation of Role of Facet Joints in Persistent Low Back Pain in Obesity: A controlled, Prospective, Comparative Evaluation, Pain Physician, July 2001; Volume 4, Number 3, pp Provocative Discography in Low Back Pain Patients With or Without Somatization Disorder: A Randomized Prospective Evaluation, Pain Physician, July 2001; Volume 4, Number 3, pp Spinal Endoscopy and Lysis of Epidural Adhesions in the Management of Chronic Low Back Pain, Pain Physician, July 2001; Volume 4, Number 3, pp Page 7 of 11
8 January 2001 January 2001 October 2000 January 2000 ASIPP Practice Guidelines: Interventional Techniques in Management of Chronic Pain: Part 2.0, Pain Physician, January, 2001; Volume 4, Number 1, pp Focused Review: The Role of Guidelines in Interventional Pain Medicine: Let Us Separate Apples and Oranges, Pain Physician, January 2001; Volume 4, Number 1, pp Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy: A Preliminary Report, Pain Physician, September 2000; Volume 3, Number 4, pp Practice Guidelines: Interventional Techniques in Management of Chronic Pain: Part 1.0, Pain Physician, January, 2000; Volume 3, Number 1, pp Page 8 of 11
9 BOOK CHAPTERS Manchikanti L, Singh V, Boswell M. Phantom Pain Syndromes, in: Pain Management, 1st edition, Waldman, Published by Saunders in 2007 pp Manchikanti L, Singh V, Boswell M. Cervical Radiculopathy, in: Pain Management, 1st edition, Waldman, Published by Saunders in 2007 pp Manchikanti L, Singh V, Boswell M. Lumbar Radiculopathy, in: Pain Management, 1st edition, Waldman, Published by Saunders in 2007 pp Manchikanti L, Schultz D, Singh V. Cervical Facet Block, in: Pain Management, 1st edition, Waldman, Published by Saunders in 2007 pp Manchikanti L, Schultz D, Singh V. Lumbar Facet Block, in: Pain Management, 1st edition, Waldman, Published by Saunders in 2007 pp Guidelines for the Practice of Interventional Techniques, in: Weiner s Pain Management, A Practical Guide for Clinicians, Seventh Edition, Boswell, Mark V. and Cole, Eliot B. (eds), Published in 2006 by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, pp Evidence for the Use of Interventional Techniques for Chronic Spinal Pain, in: Weiner s Pain Management, A Practical Guide for Clinicians, Seventh Edition, Boswell, Mark V. and Cole, Eliot B. (eds), Published in 2006 by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, pp Cervical Facet Joint Interventions, in: Weiner s Pain Management, A Practical Guide for Clinicians, Seventh Edition, Boswell, Mark V. and Cole, Eliot B. (eds), Published in 2006 by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, pp Thoracic Facet Joint Interventions, in: Weiner s Pain Management, A Practical Guide for Clinicians, Seventh Edition, Boswell, Mark V. and Cole, Eliot B. (eds), Published in 2006 by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, pp Lumbar Facet Joint Interventions, in: Weiner s Pain Management, A Practical Guide for Clinicians, Seventh Edition, Boswell, Mark V. and Cole, Eliot B. (eds), Published in 2006 by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, pp Cervical Discography, in: Weiner s Pain Management, A Practical Guide for Clinicians, Seventh Edition, Boswell, Mark V. and Cole, Eliot B. (eds), Published in 2006 by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, pp Thoracic Discography, in: Weiner s Pain Management, A Practical Guide for Clinicians, Seventh Edition, Boswell, Mark V. and Cole, Eliot B. (eds), Published in 2006 by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, pp Lumbar Discography, in: Weiner s Pain Management, A Practical Guide for Clinicians, Seventh Edition, Boswell, Mark V. and Cole, Eliot B. (eds), Published in 2006 by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, pp Page 9 of 11
10 Intradiscal Therapies, in: Weiner s Pain Management, A Practical Guide for Clinicians, Seventh Edition, Boswell, Mark V. and Cole, Eliot B. (eds), Published in 2006 by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, pp Percutaneous Lysis of Lumbar Epidural Adhesions and Hypertonic Saline Neurolysis, in: Weiner s Pain Management, A Practical Guide for Clinicians, Seventh Edition, Boswell, Mark V. and Cole, Eliot B. (eds), Published in 2006 by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, pp Endoscopic Lysis of Lumbar Epidural Adhesions, in: Weiner s Pain Management, A Practical Guide for Clinicians, Seventh Edition, Boswell, Mark V. and Cole, Eliot B. (eds), Published in 2006 by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, pp Manchikanti L, Singh V, Saini B. Epidemiology of Low Back Pain, in: Interventional Pain Management: Low Back Pain Diagnosis and Treatment, 2002, Manchikanti L, Slipman CW, and Fellows B (eds), ASIPP Publishing, Paducah, KY, pp Singh V, Pathophysiology of the Disc, in: Interventional Pain Management: Low Back Pain Diagnosis and Treatment, 2002, Manchikanti L, Slipman CW, and Fellows B (eds), ASIPP Publishing, Paducah, KY, pp Manchikanti L, Singh V, Fellows B. Structural Basis of Chronic Low Back Pain, in: Interventional Pain Management: Low Back Pain Diagnosis and Treatment, 2002, Manchikanti L, Slipman CW, and Fellows B (eds), ASIPP Publishing, Paducah, KY, pp Manchikanti L, Singh V. Impairment Evaluation of Patients with Low Back Pain, in: Interventional Pain Management: Low Back Pain Diagnosis and Treatment, 2002, Manchikanti L, Slipman CW, and Fellows B (eds), ASIPP Publishing, Paducah, KY, pp Manchikanti L, Singh V. Diagnostic Lumbar Facet Joint Injections, in: Interventional Pain Management: Low Back Pain Diagnosis and Treatment, 2002, Manchikanti L, Slipman CW, and Fellows B (eds), ASIPP Publishing, Paducah, KY, pp Manchikanti L, Singh V. Caudal Epidural Use of Steroids, in: Interventional Pain Management: Low Back Pain Diagnosis and Treatment, 2002, Manchikanti L, Slipman CW, and Fellows B (eds), ASIPP Publishing, Paducah, KY, pp Manchikanti L, Saini B, Singh V. Transforaminal Epidural Use of Steroids, in: Interventional Pain Management: Low Back Pain Diagnosis and Treatment, 2002, Manchikanti L, Slipman CW, and Fellows B (eds), ASIPP Publishing, Paducah, KY, pp Manchikanti L, Saini B, Singh V. Lumbar Epidural Adhesiolysis, in: Interventional Pain Management: Low Back Pain Diagnosis and Treatment, 2002, Manchikanti L, Slipman CW, and Fellows B (eds), ASIPP Publishing, Paducah, KY, pp Manchikanti L, Singh V. Lumbar Endoscopic Adhesiolysis, in: Interventional Pain Management: Low Back Pain Diagnosis and Treatment, 2002, Manchikanti L, Slipman CW, and Fellows B (eds), ASIPP Publishing, Paducah, KY, pp Page 10 of 11
11 Singh V, Slipman CW. Discogenic Pain and Intradiscal Therapies, in: Interventional Pain Management: Low Back Pain Diagnosis and Treatment, 2002, Manchikanti L, Slipman CW, and Fellows B (eds), ASIPP Publishing, Paducah, KY, pp Manchikanti L, Singh V. Chronic Low Back Pain of Facet Joint Origin, in: Interventional Pain Management: Low Back Pain Diagnosis and Treatment, 2002, Manchikanti L, Slipman CW, and Fellows B (eds), ASIPP Publishing, Paducah, KY, pp Manchikanti L, Singh V. An Algorithmic Approach to Diagnosis and Management of Low Back Pain, in: Interventional Pain Management: Low Back Pain Diagnosis and Treatment, 2002, Manchikanti L, Slipman CW, and Fellows B (eds), ASIPP Publishing, Paducah, KY, pp Manchikanti L, Singh V. Outcomes and Cost Effectiveness of Interventional Techniques, in: Interventional Pain Management: Low Back Pain Diagnosis and Treatment, 2002, Manchikanti L, Slipman CW, and Fellows B (eds), ASIPP Publishing, Paducah, KY, pp Page 11 of 11
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