Lititz Anesthesiology

Topics

• Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation 32
• Opioid Use Disorder Treatment 32
• Pain Mechanisms and Treatments 25
• Neural dynamics and brain function 22
• Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research 11
• Pain Management and Opioid Use 9
• Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology 9
• Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies 8
• Functional Brain Connectivity Studies 8
• Pain Management and Placebo Effect 7
• Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research 5
• Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life 5

Most cited

1. Risk Factors Associated With Transition From Acute to Chronic Low Back Pain in US Patients Seeking Primary Care.

   JAMA network open · 2021 · 233 citations · Ajay Wasan

2. Use of corticosteroids for adult chronic pain interventions: sympathetic and peripheral nerve blocks, trigger point injections - guidelines from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and the International Pain and Spine Intervention Society.

   Regional anesthesia and pain medicine · 2026 · 20 citations · Ajay Wasan

3. Optimizing and Accelerating the Development of Precision Pain Treatments for Chronic Pain: IMMPACT Review and Recommendations.

   The journal of pain · 2023 · 81 citations · Ajay Wasan

4. Use and safety of corticosteroid injections in joints and musculoskeletal soft tissue: guidelines from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and the International Pain and Spine Intervention Society.

   Regional anesthesia and pain medicine · 2026 · 14 citations · Ajay Wasan

5. Stratified care to prevent chronic low back pain in high-risk patients: The TARGET trial. A multi-site pragmatic cluster randomized trial.

   EClinicalMedicine · 2021 · 82 citations · Ajay Wasan

6. The Back Pain Consortium (BACPAC) Research Program: Structure, Research Priorities, and Methods.

   Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2023 · 36 citations · Ajay Wasan

7. A Randomized Controlled Neuroimaging Trial of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Fibromyalgia Pain.

   Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2024 · 27 citations · Ajay Wasan

8. Skeletal muscle reprogramming enhances reinnervation after peripheral nerve injury.

   Nature communications · 2024 · 37 citations · Carey Hung