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Vahid Grami
Researcher at Geisinger Medical Center
Publications - 5
Citations - 716
Vahid Grami is an academic researcher from Geisinger Medical Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Interventional pain management & Chronic pain. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 5 publications receiving 568 citations.
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Responsible, Safe, and Effective Prescription of Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) Guidelines.
Laxmaiah Manchikanti,Adam M. Kaye,Nebojsa Nick Knezevic,Heath B. McAnally,Andrea M. Trescot,Susan Blank,Vidyasagar Pampati,Salahadin Abdi,Jay S. Grider,Alan D. Kaye,Kavita N. Manchikanti,Harold Cordner,Christopher Gharibo,Michael E. Harned,Sheri L. Albers,Sairam Atluri,Steve M. Aydin,Sanjay Bakshi,Robert L. Barkin,Ramsin M Benyamin,Mark V. Boswell,Ricardo M. Buenaventura,Aaron K. Calodney,David L. Cedeño,Sukdeb Datta,Timothy R. Deer,Bert Fellows,Vincent Galan,Vahid Grami,Hans Hansen,Standiford Helm,Rafael Justiz,Dhanalakshmi Koyyalagunta,Yogesh Malla,Annu Navani,Kent H. Nouri,Ramarao Pasupuleti,Nalini Sehgal,Sanford M. Silverman,Thomas T. Simopoulos,Vijay P. Singh,Konstantin V. Slavin,Daneshvari R. Solanki,Peter S. Staats,Ricardo Vallejo,Bradley W. Wargo,Arthur Watanabe,Joshua A Hirsch +47 more
TL;DR: These guidelines are intended to provide a systematic and standardized approach to this complex and difficult arena of practice, while recognizing that every clinical situation is unique.
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Effectiveness of Spinal Cord Stimulation in Chronic Spinal Pain: A Systematic Review.
Jay S. Grider,Laxmaiah Manchikanti,Alexios G. Carayannopoulos,Manohar Sharma,Carl C. Balog,Michael E. Harned,Vahid Grami,Rafael Justiz,Kent H. Nouri,Salim M. Hayek,Ricardo Vallejo,Paul J. Christo +11 more
TL;DR: There is significant (Level I to II) evidence of the efficacy of spinal cord stimulation in lumbar FBSS; whereas, there is moderate (Level II to III) evidence for high frequency stimulation; there is limited evidence for adaptive stimulation and burst stimulation.
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A Systematic Review and Best Evidence Synthesis of the Effectiveness of Therapeutic Facet Joint Interventions in Managing Chronic Spinal Pain.
Laxmaiah Manchikanti,Alan D. Kaye,Mark V. Boswell,Sanjay Bakshi,Christopher Gharibo,Vahid Grami,Jay S. Grider,Sanjeeva Gupta,Sachin Sunny Jha,Dharam P Mann,Devi E. Nampiaparampil,Manohar Sharma,Lindsay N Shroyer,Vijay P. Singh,Amol Soin,Ricardo Vallejo,Bradley W. Wargo,Joshua A Hirsch +17 more
TL;DR: Based on the present assessment for the management of spinal facet joint pain, the evidence for long-term improvement is Level II for lumbar and cervical radiofrequency neurotomy, and therapeutic facet joint nerve blocks in the cervical, thoracic, andlumbar spine.
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Efficacy of Epidural Injections in Managing Chronic Spinal Pain: A Best Evidence Synthesis
Alan D. Kaye,Laxmaiah Manchikanti,Salahadin Abdi,Sairam Atluri,Sanjay Bakshi,Ramsin M Benyamin,Mark V. Boswell,Ricardo M. Buenaventura,Kenneth D. Candido,Harold Cordner,Sukdeb Datta,Gulshan Doulatram,Christopher Gharibo,Vahid Grami,Sanjeeva Gupta,Sachin Sunny Jha,Eugene D. Kaplan,Yogesh Malla,Dharam P Mann,Devi E. Nampiaparampil,Gabor B. Racz,P. Prithvi Raj,Maunak V. Rana,Manohar Sharma,Vijay P. Singh,Amol Soin,Peter S. Staats,Ricardo Vallejo,Bradley W. Wargo,Joshua A Hirsch +29 more
TL;DR: The efficacy of epidural injections in managing a multitude of chronic spinal conditions is shown, with an assessment of the quality of manuscripts and outcome parameters, shows.
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Epidural Interventions in the Management of Chronic Spinal Pain: American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) Comprehensive Evidence-Based Guidelines.
Laxmaiah Manchikanti,Laxmaiah Manchikanti,Nebojsa Nick Knezevic,Annu Navani,Paul J. Christo,Gerard Limerick,Aaron K. Calodney,Jay S. Grider,Michael E. Harned,Lynn Cintron,Christopher Gharibo,Shalini Shah,Devi E. Nampiaparampil,Kenneth D. Candido,Amol Soin,Alan D. Kaye,Radomir Kosanovic,Trevor R Magee,Douglas P. Beall,Sairam Atluri,Myank Gupta,Standiford Helm,Bradley W. Wargo,Sudhir Diwan,Steve M. Aydin,Mark V. Boswell,Bill Haney,Sheri L. Albers,Richard E. Latchaw,Alaa Abd-Elsayed,Ann Conn,Hans Hansen,Thomas T. Simopoulos,John R. Swicegood,David A. Bryce,Vijay P. Singh,Salahadin Abdi,Sanjay Bakshi,Ricardo M. Buenaventura,Joseph A Cabaret,Jessica Jameson,Sunny Jha,Adam M. Kaye,Ramarao Pasupuleti,Kartic Rajput,Mahendra R Sanapati,Nalini Sehgal,Andrea M. Trescot,Gabor B. Racz,Sanjeeva Gupta,Manohar Sharma,Manohar Sharma,Vahid Grami,Allan T. Parr,Emilija Knezevic,Sukdeb Datta,Kunj G Patel,Deborah H. Tracy,Harold Cordner,Lee T. Snook,Ramsin M Benyamin,Ramsin M Benyamin,Joshua A Hirsch +62 more
TL;DR: The evidence for percutaneous adhesiolysis in lumbar stenosis based on relevant, moderate to high quality RCTs, observational studies, and systematic reviews is Level II with moderate to strong recommendation for long-term improvement after failure of conservative management and fluoroscopically guided epidural injections.