Which Conditions Are Treated With Radiofrequency Ablation? RFA can be used to help patients with different types of chronic (long-lasting) pain, including: Back pain, like fromspondylosis Postherpetic neuralgia, or PHN (nerve pain after havingshingles) ...
Paravertebral Muscular Neurophysiological Function as an Independent Outcome Predictor of Recurring Herniation/Low Back Pain after Radiofrequency Ablation: A Prospective Follow‐Up and Case‐Control Study Based on Surface Electromyographydoi:10.1111/os.13981LUMBAR pain...
ANSWER: Radiofrequency ablation of the nerves in the back has been used since the 1970s in people with intractable back pain. The procedure uses an electrode that heats the nerves in the facet joints of the back, stopping pain conduction. This is done when the treating physician is sure ...
Spine pain is a major cause of disability for which conservative treatment strategies are not universally effective. Radio-frequency ablation of nerves supplying the zygapophysial joints should be considered in selected patients for whom routine treatments do not provide acceptable relief. Following a br...
Radiofrequency ablation uses radio waves to heat and to kill nerve tissue. That blocks the nerves from sending pain signals. TENS, or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, uses mild electrical currents for pain relief. A small, battery-powered device sends a signal through electrodes to tingl...
Cooled radiofrequency ablation (e.g., Coolief) for facet denervation; Cryoablation (cryoanesthesia, cryodenervation, cryoneurolysis, or cryosurgery) for the treatment of lumbar facet joint pain; Deuk Laser Disc Repair; Devices for annular repair (e.g., Inclose Surgical Mesh System); Direct visua...
Radiofrequency ablation Spinal cord stimulation Epidural steroid injections Basivertebral nerve ablation Additional injections, ablations, and other minimally invasive procedures Pain management is typically considered for particularly severe pain that causes inability to function in everyday activities, and/or...
et al. Pulsed radiofrequency: a review of the basic science as applied to the pathophysiology of radicular pain: a call for clinical translation. Reg. Anesth. Pain Med. 39, 149–159 (2014). PubMed Google Scholar Jensen, M. C. et al. Magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar spine in...
Spine Pain Management– We address the root cause of your spinal pain with management treatments that include Epidural Steroid Injections (ESIs), radiofrequency ablation, and spinal cord stimulation. Diagnostic Procedures–These procedures like MRI and steroid injections help pinpoint where the pain is...
et al. Pulsed radiofrequency: a review of the basic science as applied to the pathophysiology of radicular pain: a call for clinical translation. Reg. Anesth. Pain Med. 39, 149–159 (2014). PubMed Google Scholar Jensen, M. C. et al. Magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar spine in...