Publications by authors named "Rajiv D Reddy"
The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) for pain medicine fellowships marked its 10th anniversary in 2023, coinciding with growing discussions within the Association of Pain Program Directors (APPD) regarding the program's future in the context of a recent decline of applicants into pain medicine. This letter explores the rationale behind reassessing the NRMP's utility for pain medicine, examining historical and current trends, and considering the implications of withdrawing from the match. Despite a recent decline in applicants and an increase in unfilled positions, the APPD advocates for continued participation in the match.
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- Implanting neuromodulation devices necessitates that pain medicine physicians understand surgical techniques and how to manage wounds after surgery.
- Physicians should have a grasp of normal wound healing to identify any abnormalities that may arise post-surgery.
- When healing does not go as planned, it's crucial for doctors to consider a wide range of potential issues, including non-surgical skin-related conditions.
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease with an incidence of 0.1 to 0.2% over the age of 40 and a prevalence of over 1 million people in North America.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Since its introduction in 1967, neuromodulation through spinal cord stimulation (SCS) or dorsal root ganglion stimulation (DRGs) has advanced significantly in both the technology and indications for use. There are now over 14,000 SCS implants performed worldwide every year. This review focuses on mechanisms behind the loss of efficacy in neuromodulation and current data on salvage therapy, defined as the conversion of a neuromodulation device to an alternative SCS or DRG stimulation, in the event of loss of efficacy or failure of a trial.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Chronic knee pain from osteoarthritis (OA) is common in the aging and the obese population. Radiofrequency ablation of the genicular nerves has been introduced as a potential surgery-sparing treatment for chronic knee pain from OA, yet only two outcome studies have been published and optimal patient selection for this procedure has not been established.
Objectives: We describe a standardized protocol for selecting patients for cooled radiofrequency ablation (C-RFA) of the genicular nerves, as well as the clinical outcomes of four patients ages 63-65 years.