Featured Publications
Reduced Pain and Improved Function Following Short-Term Use of Noninvasive BioWave High Frequency Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Pain Management
Abd-Elsayed A, Gyorfi M, Fischman M, Odonkor C, Siff B, Cyr K. Reduced Pain and Improved Function Following Short-Term Use of Noninvasive BioWave High Frequency Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Pain Management. Pain And Therapy 2023, 12: 553-562. PMID: 36807084, PMCID: PMC10036714, DOI: 10.1007/s40122-023-00480-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPain scoresMedication useHigh-frequency peripheral nerve stimulationNoninvasive neuromodulationSafe side effect profileOverall pain reductionOverall pain scorePain treatment modalitiesDaily living scoreSide effect profileChronic pain patientsRetrospective pilot studyChronic pain reliefNeuromodulation systemPeripheral nervous systemCost-effective therapyPeripheral nerve stimulationShort-term useOverall painPain reductionPain reliefPlacebo groupWeeks patientsLiving scoreTherapy durationGait Variability to Phenotype Common Orthopedic Gait Impairments Using Wearable Sensors
Kushioka J, Sun R, Zhang W, Muaremi A, Leutheuser H, Odonkor C, Smuck M. Gait Variability to Phenotype Common Orthopedic Gait Impairments Using Wearable Sensors. Sensors 2022, 22: 9301. PMID: 36502003, PMCID: PMC9739785, DOI: 10.3390/s22239301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStride length variabilityGait impairmentDisease groupGait parametersGait variabilityHigher stride length variabilityMobility impairmentsMin walk testDifferent pathologiesGait variability measuresAge-related degenerative diseasesWalk testNeurologic impairmentCommon symptomsGait rhythmicityHealthy controlsLSS groupGait differencesHealthy individualsLength variabilityPotential biomarkersMobility disordersSpecific pathologyDegenerative diseasesImpairmentDorsal Column Stimulation and Cannabinoids in the Treatment of Chronic Nociceptive and Neuropathic Pain: a Review of the Clinical and Pre-clinical Data
Odonkor CA, AlFarra T, Adekoya P, Orhurhu V, Rodríguez T, Sottosanti E, Kaye AD. Dorsal Column Stimulation and Cannabinoids in the Treatment of Chronic Nociceptive and Neuropathic Pain: a Review of the Clinical and Pre-clinical Data. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2022, 26: 103-118. PMID: 35119602, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-022-01008-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord stimulationNociceptive painLong-term healthcare costsPain treatment modalitiesDorsal column stimulationPre-clinical dataHigh safety profileCannabinoid-based medicationsPain-signaling pathwaysQuality of lifeMinimal side effectsOpioid consumptionNeuropathic painPain reliefAdjunctive therapySecondary outcomesPain managementCannabinoid therapyClinical efficacyCord stimulationSafety profileCombination therapyFunctional statusTreatment modalitiesFunctional capacityExamining the Association Between Self-Reported Estimates of Function and Objective Measures of Gait and Physical Capacity in Lumbar Stenosis
Odonkor CA, Taraben S, Tomkins-Lane C, Zhang W, Muaremi A, Leutheuser H, Sun R, Smuck M. Examining the Association Between Self-Reported Estimates of Function and Objective Measures of Gait and Physical Capacity in Lumbar Stenosis. Archives Of Rehabilitation Research And Clinical Translation 2021, 3: 100147. PMID: 34589697, PMCID: PMC8463455, DOI: 10.1016/j.arrct.2021.100147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-reported physical functionLumbar spinal stenosisPhysical capacity measuresPhysical functionNeurogenic claudicationDisability ratingsNeurogenic Claudication Outcome ScoreSwiss Spinal Stenosis QuestionnaireCross-sectional pilot studyOswestry Disability IndexPhysical function scoresSymptom severity scoresLower disability ratingsSymptom severity ratingsObjective measuresDisability IndexLumbar stenosisOutcome scoresSpinal stenosisFunction scoresSeverity scoreMultispecialty clinicFurther evaluationPilot studyPhysical capacityInterim guidelines for the assessment and treatment of pain in children with multiple sclerosis
Stratton C, Vassilopoulos A, Brenton J, Potter K, Vargas W, Rumm H, Bartels A, Bailey M, Odonkor C, Stoll S, Zempsky E, Yeh E, Makhani N. Interim guidelines for the assessment and treatment of pain in children with multiple sclerosis. Frontiers In Neuroscience 2023, 17: 1235945. PMID: 37781253, PMCID: PMC10536169, DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1235945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple sclerosisManagement of painTreatment of painAdvanced practice nursingInterdisciplinary management approachInterim guidelinesTreatment guidelinesPain assessmentTreatment recommendationsPainPractice nursingMS researchClinical settingAnonymous completionSclerosisChildrenDelphi panelFuture studiesSurvey themesGuidelinesComprehensive assessmentAssessmentPanel chairsPhysiotherapyPhysiatry
2023
Strategies to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Stroke Preparedness, Care, Recovery, and Risk Factor Control: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Towfighi A, Boden-Albala B, Cruz-Flores S, Husseini N, Odonkor C, Ovbiagele B, Sacco R, Skolarus L, Thrift A, Disease O. Strategies to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Stroke Preparedness, Care, Recovery, and Risk Factor Control: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Stroke 2023, 54: e371-e388. PMID: 37183687, DOI: 10.1161/str.0000000000000437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factor controlContinuum of careSocial determinantsEthnic inequalitiesStroke preparednessStroke careFactor controlSocial determinants of healthReduce inequalitiesDeterminants of healthTrials of interventionsScientific statementComparison of interventionsAmerican Heart AssociationAcute careUpstream determinantsCareInequality researchInterventionSocial reintegrationHeart AssociationStrokeOutcomesPreparednessRisk
2022
Correction to: Dorsal Column Stimulation and Cannabinoids in the Treatment of Chronic Nociceptive and Neuropathic Pain: a Review of the Clinical and Pre-clinical Data
Odonkor CA, AlFarra T, Adekoya P, Orhurhu V, Rodríguez T, Sottosanti E, Kaye AD. Correction to: Dorsal Column Stimulation and Cannabinoids in the Treatment of Chronic Nociceptive and Neuropathic Pain: a Review of the Clinical and Pre-clinical Data. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2022, 26: 119-119. PMID: 35167035, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-022-01033-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRepresentation of American Indian and Alaska Native Individuals in Academic Medical Training
Forrest LL, Leitner BP, Guzman C, Brodt E, Odonkor CA. Representation of American Indian and Alaska Native Individuals in Academic Medical Training. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2143398. PMID: 35024836, PMCID: PMC8759009, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.43398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPromoting Gender Equity in Pain and Spine: An Assessment of the 2018 ACGME State Physician Data Report
Pendlebury G, Odonkor C. Promoting Gender Equity in Pain and Spine: An Assessment of the 2018 ACGME State Physician Data Report. Interventional Pain Medicine 2022, 1: 100050. DOI: 10.1016/j.inpm.2022.100050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIdentifying Gaps in Representation of Minorities in Pain Medicine
Taraben S, Hirani S, Odonkor C. Identifying Gaps in Representation of Minorities in Pain Medicine. Interventional Pain Medicine 2022, 1: 100056. DOI: 10.1016/j.inpm.2022.100056.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Radiofrequency Ablation for Craniofacial Pain Syndromes
Orhurhu V, Sidharthan S, Roberts J, Karri J, Umukoro N, Hagedorn JM, Odonkor CA, Abd-Elsayed A. Radiofrequency Ablation for Craniofacial Pain Syndromes. Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation Clinics Of North America 2021, 32: 601-645. PMID: 34593133, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2021.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClosing the gap in representation of racial and ethnic minorities in pain medicine: A 2018–2019 status report
Odonkor CA, Tucker-Bartley A, Leitner B, Chude C, Hirani S, Poree L. Closing the gap in representation of racial and ethnic minorities in pain medicine: A 2018–2019 status report. Journal Of The National Medical Association 2021, 113: 612-615. PMID: 34148658, DOI: 10.1016/j.jnma.2021.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesPain medicineCross-sectional analysisHealth disparities persistPain fellowshipsPain perceptionRegional anesthesiaPatient careHispanic personsDisparities persistSimilar proportionsCOVID-19Resident poolCore specialtiesAnesthesiology residentsMedicinePersistent inequitiesHispanic representationField of medicineWhitesPainAnesthesiaEthnic minoritiesPublic awarenessDiversity of residency applicants to anaesthesiology and other specialties in the USA from 2014 to 2019
Lorello GR, Silver JK, Flores LE, Larson AR, McCarthy K, Odonkor CA, Flexman AM. Diversity of residency applicants to anaesthesiology and other specialties in the USA from 2014 to 2019. British Journal Of Anaesthesia 2021, 127: e27-e30. PMID: 34045063, DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterventional Therapies for Pain in Cancer Patients: a Narrative Review
Hao D, Sidharthan S, Cotte J, Decker M, Salisu-Orhurhu M, Olatoye D, Karri J, Hagedorn JM, Adekoya P, Odonkor C, Gulati A, Orhurhu V. Interventional Therapies for Pain in Cancer Patients: a Narrative Review. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2021, 25: 44. PMID: 33961156, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-021-00963-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer-related painInterventional therapyCancer patientsNarrative reviewDorsal Root Ganglion StimulationPurpose of ReviewPainOngoing opioid epidemicLess systemic toxicityPeripheral nerve stimulationLives of patientsQuality of lifeOncologic painEffective analgesiaGanglion stimulationNerve stimulationParenteral agentsPrevalent symptomsOpioid abuseSuch therapyOpioid epidemicInterventional approachesInterventional techniquesNeuromodulatory techniquesPainSummaryThe goalGuideline for the Assessment and Treatment of Pain in Children with Multiple Sclerosis (MS): A Delphi Panel (4328)
Stratton C, Bartels A, Brenton J, Odonkor C, Potter K, Rumm H, Stoll S, Vargas W, Yeh E, Zempsky W, Makhani N, Bailey M. Guideline for the Assessment and Treatment of Pain in Children with Multiple Sclerosis (MS): A Delphi Panel (4328). Neurology 2021, 96 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.96.15_supplement.4328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe emerging clinical role of wearables: factors for successful implementation in healthcare
Smuck M, Odonkor CA, Wilt JK, Schmidt N, Swiernik MA. The emerging clinical role of wearables: factors for successful implementation in healthcare. Npj Digital Medicine 2021, 4: 45. PMID: 33692479, PMCID: PMC7946921, DOI: 10.1038/s41746-021-00418-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical applicationDigital health interventionsPotential clinical applicationsCare inclusiveClinical roleClinician championsFuture clinical applicationsHealth behaviorsHealth providersHealth interventionsClinical implementationReimbursement modelsHealthcare deliveryBig dataEnd-user experienceNIH Big DataWearable technologyHow Physician Compensation and Education Debt Affects Financial Stress and Burnout: A Survey Study of Women in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Verduzco‐Gutierrez M, Larson AR, Capizzi AN, Bean AC, Zafonte RD, Odonkor CA, Bosques G, Silver JK. How Physician Compensation and Education Debt Affects Financial Stress and Burnout: A Survey Study of Women in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. PM&R 2021, 13: 836-844. PMID: 33301648, DOI: 10.1002/pmrj.12534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiversity of Pain Medicine Trainees and Faculty in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Fellowship Training from 2009–2019
Odonkor CA, Leitner B, Taraben S, Adekoya P, Orhurhu V, Hirani S, Ike K, Lee R, Vanterpool S, Goree JH, Sully K, Poree L. Diversity of Pain Medicine Trainees and Faculty in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Fellowship Training from 2009–2019. Pain Medicine 2021, 22: 819-828. PMID: 33502490, PMCID: PMC8599803, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnab004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain fellowsCross-sectional retrospective analysisPain fellowship programsPain medicine fellowsNative Americans/Alaskan NativesRatio of menCross-sectional analysisRetrospective analysisLower oddsMedicine training programsMedical CollegeFellowship traineesPractice settingsMedicine traineesAlaskan NativesGraduate Medical EducationSignificant differencesUnited StatesFellowship programsAccreditation CouncilAmerican AssociationEthnicity compositionSexUnited States Accreditation CouncilTraining programMultifunctional Thio-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles for Near-Infrared Fluorescence Detection and Imaging of Activated Caspase-3.
Fan J, Cheney P, Bloch S, Xu B, Liang K, Odonkor C, Edwards W, Basak S, Mintz R, Biswas P, Achilefu S. Multifunctional Thio-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles for Near-Infrared Fluorescence Detection and Imaging of Activated Caspase-3. Current Analytical Chemistry 2021, 17: 1182-1193. PMID: 34393690, PMCID: PMC8356907, DOI: 10.2174/1573411017999210112175743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNIR fluorescent probeSpherical AuNPsGold nanoparticlesFluorescent probeAqueous mediaFluorescence enhancementDetection sensitivityNIR fluorescence enhancementTransmission electron microscopyFluorescence quenching efficiencyDye-labeled peptidesSignificant fluorescence enhancementFluorescence-quenching propertyRGD peptide sequenceActivatable NIR fluorescent probeHigh detection sensitivityFluorescence molecular probesNIR fluorescence spectroscopyMultifunctional AuNPsInfrared (NIR) fluorescent probeMultifunctional constructsNIR laser sourcePeptide sequencesOrganic dyesAuNPs
2020
Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery- A Systematic Review of Open and Endoscopic Approaches
Orhurhu V, Orman S, Peck J, Urits I, Orhurhu MS, Jones MR, Manchikanti L, Kaye AD, Odonkor C, Hirji S, Cornett EM, Imani F, Varrassi G, Viswanath O. Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery- A Systematic Review of Open and Endoscopic Approaches. Anesthesiology And Pain Medicine 2020, 10: e112291. PMID: 34150584, PMCID: PMC8207842, DOI: 10.5812/aapm.112291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpen carpal tunnel releaseEndoscopic carpal tunnel releaseCarpal tunnel releaseCarpal tunnel syndromePain outcomesPain reliefSystematic reviewTunnel syndromeInclusion criteriaEndoscopic techniquesTraditional open carpal tunnel releasePost-operative pain outcomesCarpal tunnel release surgeryEarly post-operative periodMedian nerve neuropathyPost-operative periodPrimary outcome measureStandard of careCarpal tunnel surgeryStudies meeting inclusion criteriaMeeting inclusion criteriaPreferred Reporting ItemsPillar tendernessNerve neuropathyConservative treatment