Advances in Pain Medicine: Diagnostic and Management Innovations
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 176
Special Issue Editors
Interests: acupuncture study; clinical; meridian; education
Interests: acupuncture and moxibustion; clinical trials; clinical practice guideline
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will highlight cutting-edge advances in pain medicine, focusing on innovations to improve diagnostic accuracy, enable personalized treatment, and enhance real-world outcomes. We welcome multidisciplinary contributions spanning basic science, translational research, clinical trials, digital health, and implementation studies that address acute, chronic, cancer-related, and neuropathic pain across diverse populations.
Suggested topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Novel pain phenotyping and mechanisms (nociplastic pain, central sensitization, neuroimmune pathways);
- Biomarkers and objective measures (imaging, QST, wearables, digital biomarkers);
- Precision medicine approaches and stratified care pathways;
- Integrated care models (rehabilitation, psychology, multidisciplinary clinics).
We welcome original research articles, systematic reviews/meta-analyses, clinical trials, brief reports, consensus/guidelines, narrative reviews (by invitation), and high-quality case series with clear practical implications.
Dr. Yuchen Lee
Prof. Dr. Dongwoo Nam
Dr. Cheng-Hao Tu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pain medicine
- chronic pain
- neuropathic pain
- nociplastic pain
- biomarkers
- imaging
- quantitative sensory testing
- artificial intelligence
- digital health
- multimodal analgesia
- neuromodulation
- precision medicine
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