Research

Research Expertises

• Pain Management
• Anesthesiology
• Spinal Cord Stimulation Devices: Trials and Permanent Implants
• Physiology
• Molecular Biology
• Functional Capacity Evaluation – ErgoScience

Research Publications

1. Title: Neurogenic Mediated Intense Response of Psoriasis with Spinal Cord Stimulation Therapy
   INTRODUCTION: Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) is an effective treatment for patients with pain but the mechanisms of its action are inconclusive. Within a functional network of neurohormones, neuropeptides and cytokines, it’s not surprising that SCS… Read More
   Author: Andrew J. Carvalho, MSc: D. Jane Holladay, MD, Richard Campbell, MD and Reginald Strother, MD
   DEC 2007: INS/NANS – International Neuromodulation Society Meeting, Acapulco, Mexico  
2. Title: Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Leg Pain Secondary to Peripheral Vascular Disease: Functional Capacities and Changes After A 22-Year History Of Pain, Edema and Ulcers
   INTRODUCTION: Patients suffering from leg pain secondary to peripheral vascular disease (PVD) can have reduced function and may face limb ambutation. Although neuromodulation with the use of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) devices is used primarily…Read More
   Author: D. Janene Holladay, MD and Andrew J. Carvalho, MSc
   JULY 2007: ISIS- Internation Spine Intervention Society Meeting: Baltimore, MD 
3. Title: Managing Progressive Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome II Through the Use of Spinal Cord Stimulation in the Upper Extremity After Failure with Conservation Therapy
   INTRODUCTION: A neuropathic condition in which nerve injury may (type II) or may not (type I) be indicated, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) can have an iotragenic cause. When its detected and treated early with physical… Read More
   Author: Carvalho, A. J. MSc; Strother, R., MD; Campbell, R., MD; Holladay, D. J., MD
   JULY 2007: ISIS – Internation Spine Intervention Society Meeting; Baltimore, MD  
4. Title: Anterograde Approach to Dorsal Nerve Root Stimulation for the Treating Chronic Intractable Pelvic Pain Assoicated with Inters
   INTRODUCTION: The treatment of chronic neuropathic pain and or interstitial cystitis with spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in most cases involves retrograde placement of percutaneous single- or dual-lead contact arrays over S2-S3 nerve root. Retrograde approaches… Read More
   Author: Andrew J. Carvalho, MSc; Braxton Turner, MD; D. Janene Holladay, MD; Richard Campbell, MD; Reginald Strother, MD
   FEB 2007: AAPM – American Academy of Pain Medicine, New Orleans, LA  
5. Title: Early Detection of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and Treatment with Spinal Cord Stimulation: A Case Study and 4 Year
   INTRODUCTION: The treatment of chronic neuropathic pain and or institial cystitis with spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in most cases involves retrograde placement of percutaneous single- or dual-lead contact arrays over S2-S3 nerve root. Retrograde approaches… Read More
   Author: Reginald Strother, MD; D. Janene Holladay, MD; Richard Campbell, MD; Andrew J. Carvalho, MSc
   DEC 2006: INS/NANS – International Neuromodulation Society Meeting, Las Vegas, NV