volumes

Volume 7 - 2026

Original Research

Published on 29 Jan 2026

Barriers and facilitators to implementing immersive virtual reality in long-term care settings: an interdisciplinary partnership study exploring staff perspectives

Isabel Sadowski
Mael Gagnon-Mailhot
Gbeada Josiane Seu
Charles Sebiyo Batcho
Maude Laberge
Bassam Khoury
Gabriel Tremblay
Olivier Dubé
Charles Goyette
Antoine Rheault

Frontiers in Pain Research

doi 10.3389/fpain.2026.1734386

551 views

Original Research

Accepted on 28 Jan 2026

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Chronic Low Back Pain in Students of the University of Dschang: A Cross-sectional Study in a Sub-Saharan University

Abdoulaye ABDOURAHIM
Fernando KEMTA LEKPA
Sylvain Raoul SIMENI NJONNOU
Christian NGONGANG OUANKOU
Sandrine Nadege CHUENTE SIME
Yannick FOGANG FOGOUM
Siméon Pierre CHOUKEM
Jerôme ATEUDJIEU

Frontiers in Pain Research

141 views

Mini Review

Accepted on 28 Jan 2026

AI Applications Across the Cancer Pain Care Continuum: Applications and Future Directions

Zhu Danlin
Han Zhenkai

Frontiers in Pain Research

Original Research

Published on 27 Jan 2026

Medication overuse headache: position statement of specialized headache centers in Brazil

Abouch Valenty Krymchantowski
Carla Jevoux
Fabiola Dach
Carlos Alberto Bordini
Hilton Mariano Silva Júnior
Pedro Augusto Sampaio Rocha-Filho
Marcelo Moraes Valença
Renata Gomes Londero
Pedro André Kowacs
Élcio Juliato Piovesan

Frontiers in Pain Research

doi 10.3389/fpain.2026.1712373

1,233 views

Case Report

Accepted on 26 Jan 2026

Ultrasound-guided dual-target low-temperature plasma ablation for refractory cervicogenic orofacial pain: a report of two cases

Juan Liu
Jianxun Li
Yifan Wang
Xianting Chen
Baishan Wu

Frontiers in Pain Research

116 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Jan 2026

Combined ultrasound-guided C2 DRG pulsed radiofrequency and suboccipital myofascial plane block for cervicogenic headache: a retrospective study

Dan Li
Xing Jin
Jingyu Li
Meige Li
Shuaichen Jin
Wenzhe Jin

Frontiers in Pain Research

doi 10.3389/fpain.2026.1725798

450 views

Systematic Review

Accepted on 23 Jan 2026

Efficacy and safety of Tai Chi for chronic musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Shun Chen
Weiting Liu
Qinwei Fu
Mingyu Huang
Weilan Lin
Yanting Ding
Ming Li

Frontiers in Pain Research

802 views

Hypothesis and Theory

Accepted on 22 Jan 2026

Variational Free Energy as a Conceptual Framework for Understanding Habituation in Spinal Cord Stimulation

Alexander S Taghva

Frontiers in Pain Research

139 views

Original Research

Accepted on 21 Jan 2026

Cryogenic-Auriculotherapy reduces pain and opioid use in patients undergoing endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery; A retrospective analysis

Carine Chaix-couturier
Christian couturier
Ata Murat Kaynar
BOUCHRA BENKESSOU
Henri Weickmans
Stephanie Nuan
Jacques E Chelly

Frontiers in Pain Research

262 views

Volume 6 - 2025

Mini Review

Published on 27 Jan 2026

Chronic pain in transgender and gender-diverse youth: a biopsychosocial perspective

Gloria T. Han
Molly Basch
Diane Chen
Lonnie Zeltzer

Frontiers in Pain Research

doi 10.3389/fpain.2025.1709268

737 views

Case Report

Published on 20 Jan 2026

Treating chronic pain with low dose ketamine and adjunct therapies within a biopsychosocial approach: a case series

Shahar Almog
Michelle Weiner
Jessica N. Howarth
Jenelle Becerra
Jacobo D. Fux
Meredith S. Berry

Frontiers in Pain Research

doi 10.3389/fpain.2025.1675821

821 views

Hypothesis and Theory

Published on 15 Jan 2026

The intrinsic reason why complementary tests (clinical neurophysiology, neuroimaging, skin biopsy) cannot establish the diagnosis of neuropathic pain

Jean-Pascal Lefaucheur

Frontiers in Pain Research

doi 10.3389/fpain.2025.1723124

670 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Jan 2026

EEG connectivity features associated with fibromyalgia revealed by machine learning

Jean Li
Jeremiah D. Deng
Divya Adhia
Matthew Hall
Ramakrishnan Mani
Dirk De Ridder

Frontiers in Pain Research

doi 10.3389/fpain.2025.1704444

735 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Jan 2026

Waiting for pain: effect of a mindfulness intervention during a wait situation on pain intensity

Rebecca Stewing
Thomas Forkmann
Elisabeth Vögtle
Franziska Harms
Antonia Barke

Frontiers in Pain Research

doi 10.3389/fpain.2025.1653859

563 views

Editorial

Published on 13 Jan 2026

Editorial: Patient education in the treatment of chronic pain

Shirin Modarresi
Erfan Shafiee

Frontiers in Pain Research

doi 10.3389/fpain.2025.1759323

536 views

Opinion

Published on 13 Jan 2026

The therapeutic use of music for chronic pain: a psychological and neurobiological perspective

Víctor Fernández-Dueñas
Antoni Rodríguez-Fornells
Jennifer Grau-Sánchez

Frontiers in Pain Research

doi 10.3389/fpain.2025.1658523

1,114 views

Review

Published on 12 Jan 2026

Leveraging voice biomarkers to quantify chronic pain: a rapid review

Leah Tobey-Moore
Anu Iyer
Cade Wilkerson
Caraline Annichiarico

Frontiers in Pain Research

doi 10.3389/fpain.2025.1678160

947 views

Systematic Review

Published on 12 Jan 2026

Efficacy and safety of the thumbtack needle for neck pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Jinyi He
Peng Lai
Xingyao Chen
Jiacheng Liu
Ziyu Wang
Chenyang Jia
Yu Liu
Shirui Cheng

Frontiers in Pain Research

doi 10.3389/fpain.2025.1687334

782 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Jan 2026

Pain severity and opioid use in patients with spine-related diagnoses

Chijioke M. Okeke
Javeria Khalid
J. Douglas Thornton
Rajender R. Aparasu

Frontiers in Pain Research

doi 10.3389/fpain.2025.1703201

819 views

Systematic Review

Published on 12 Jan 2026

Pericapsular nerve group block combined with lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block for hip surgery: a meta-analysis

Fan Yang
Qiang Tang
Bing Wang
Le Chen

Frontiers in Pain Research

doi 10.3389/fpain.2025.1723417

648 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Jan 2026

Examining associations among daily discrimination, psychosocial risk factors, and pain outcomes in people with chronic low back pain

Joanna M. Hobson
Matthew C. Morris
Robert E. Sorge
D. Leann Long
Tammie Quinn
Demario S. Overstreet
Asia M. Wiggins
Eeshaan K. Bajaj
Jonas G. Dembowski
Edwin N. Aroke

Frontiers in Pain Research

doi 10.3389/fpain.2025.1531187

800 views

Systematic Review

Published on 09 Jan 2026

Initial estimates of the minimal clinically important difference for the Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory: a systematic meta-analysis

Alexandra Canori
Rebecca Howard
Jeffrey Bower
David Putrino
Laura Tabacof

Frontiers in Pain Research

doi 10.3389/fpain.2025.1637741

706 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Jan 2026

Pain, sleep, fatigue, and health-related quality of life in pediatric sickle cell disease: a serial multiple mediator analysis

James W. Varni

Frontiers in Pain Research

doi 10.3389/fpain.2025.1725113

338 views

Clinical Trial

Published on 05 Jan 2026

A randomized controlled trial of acupoint application for postherpetic neuralgia

Shizhuang Zhu
Chengzhang Wu
Bingyu Pu
Jingke Nie
Hongyan Song
Xiuzhen Su
Jianxin Zhang
Jian Wang
Dianhui Yang

Frontiers in Pain Research

doi 10.3389/fpain.2025.1637449

1,142 views