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  Epidural steroid injections are commonly performed for adults with spinal pain and/or radiculopathy. The primary aim of this study was to examine safety and provisional outcomes of pediatric epidural steroid injections. This study showed that: ESIs can …

  Designing analgesic clinical trials in pediatrics requires a balance between scientific, ethical, and practical concerns. A previous consensus group recommended immediate rescue designs using opioid sparing as a surrogate measure of analgesic efficacy. …

  Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is the most common cause of non-infectious joint inflammation in children.  In this study, we show that JIA is associated with widespread sensitivity to painful mechanical and thermal stimuli, even in the absence of …

  C= Clinical-Oriented Research | L= Lab-Oriented Research Joseph Kim, MA: Research Assistant (2012-2016) | C Joe received his MA in Medical Sciences from Boston University.  His research interests included medications used in anesthesia, animal models, …

  Researchers have long sought a safe, long-acting, local anesthetic that would be clinically useful for patients during or after surgery or with any painful condition that is amenable to nerve blockade. Such a drug or combination could potentially …

  Clinical trials evaluating the efficacy and effectiveness of analgesic medications and pain interventions pose ethical and scientific challenges when studied in the pediatric population particularly when the interventions are invasive and due to the …