Cervical facet joint neurotomy, also known as cervical radiofrequency ablation (RFA) or cervical facet rhizotomy, is a medical procedure aimed at alleviating chronic neck pain caused by issues related to the ce
You may also hear RFA called a rhizotomy. 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) ...
Radiofrequencyablation uses a special type of needle to apply radio waves to a painful nerve, in turn “stunning” it and relieving the pain.The procedureis referred to by many names: RF, RFA, rhizotomy, and neurotomy. There are several different types of Radiofrequency Ablation: Thermal or ...
Lumbar Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) For Chronic Low Back Pain A lumbar radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is an outpatient procedure for treating low back, buttock, hip, and groin pain. It is also called lumbar facet thermal coagulation or rhizotomy. This information sheet will explain what it is....
Radiofrequency ablation(RFA), also called rhizotomy, is a nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure that uses heat to reduce or stop the transmission of pain. As a result, radiofrequency waves ablate, or “burn,” the nerve that is causing the pain, essentially eliminating the transmission of pa...
The use of radiofrequency (RF, also known as rhizotomy or neurotomy) for managing chronic pain was first reported in 1931 when Kirschner described the management of trigeminal neuralgia by applying RF to the Gasserian ganglion (1). However, it was not until the 1950s that the first commercia...
Rhizotomy is another modality for control of chest wall pain due to tumor invasion or somatic and neural structures. We compared the degree of pain relief in thoracic rhizotomy versus thoracic paravertebral nerve radiofrequency. Results Six hours postoperatively, radiofrequency (RF) ablation of dorsal...
Radiofrequency(RF)neurotomy is an invasive therapy,used for a range of chronic pain disorders, such as trigeminal neuralgia,cervical radicular pain, sacroiliac joint pain,and facet joint pain.The procedure is also known as RF rhizotomy or denervation.The RF neurotomy aims to“produce a thermal les...
outcomes after lumbar spinal surgery and subsequently underwent pulsed RFA of the DREZC, the authors did not report any complications associated with the RFA procedure [43]. In another retrospective study that analyzed 28 patients with neuropathic spinal pain who had pulsed RFA rhizotomy of the DRE...
The purpose of radiofrequency (RF) rhizotomy, also known as RF neurotomy or ablation, is to reduce or eliminate facet joint pain (arthritis) and related symptoms in the neck, mid back or low back. The goal of the procedure is to interrupt communication of pain between a specific medial ner...