Response to the letter to the editor concerning "The efficacy and safety of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for comorbid chronic low back pain and insomnia: A randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled pilot trial"

Jeremy R Chang; Arnold Y L Wong

doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2026.106284

Response to the letter to the editor concerning "The efficacy and safety of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for comorbid chronic low back pain and insomnia: A randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled pilot trial"

J Pain. 2026 Apr 9:106284. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2026.106284. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Jeremy R Chang¹, Arnold Y L Wong²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.
² Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Research Institute for Smart Ageing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Research Centre for Innovative Technologies for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China. Electronic address: arnold.wong@polyu.edu.hk.

PMID: 41966286
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2026.106284

No abstract available

Keywords: Chronic low back pain; Insomnia; Pilot randomized controlled trial; Quantitative sensory testing; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation.

Publication types

Letter