This procedure is most commonly used to treat chronic pain and conditions such as arthritis of the spine (spondylosis) and sacroilitis. It is also used to treat neck, back, knee, pelvic and peripheral nerve pain. The benefits of radiofrequency ablation include: avoiding surgery, immediate pain...
Radiofrequency ablation, or RFA, is a procedure that can help relieve some types of chronic pain. It targets the nerves that cause pain and destroys them so they can’t send pain signals to the brain. RFA is safe and effective but it doesn’t work for everyone. If you get relief from...
radiofrequency ablationBackground Currently, there is poor evidence on the effect of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) on pain and knee function in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). We performed a meta-analysis on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to determine the effectiveness and safety of ...
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA), also calledradiofrequency neurotomyis a procedure that involves heating a part of a pain-transmitting nerve with a radiofrequency needle to create a heat lesion. This resulting lesion prevents the nerve from sending pain signals to the brain. RFA treatment typically p...
Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) is a viable option for chronic pain of many kinds. This procedure can be used to treat a variety of types of conditions throughout the body. Neck Pain Back Pain Spondylolysis (arthritis of the spine) Sacroiliitis ...
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...
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has been around for the last four decades and is being used with increasing frequency to address recalcitrant axial spine and more recently treatment-resistant knee pain. Evidence for various treatment sites is variable and ongoing, but the majority of research suggests...
March 16, 2021—The OPUS ONE study demonstrated that radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in patients treated for painful osseous metastases resulted in improved quality of life (QoL), announced the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR). OPUS ONE is the postmarket study of the Osteo...
The pain from facet joint arthritis may come and go depending on activity. The goal of radiofrequency ablation is to destroy the small nerves that carry the pain signal from the joint to the spinal cord. The goal is to reduce your pain, allow you to do more activity, and enable you to...
A 12-Year Long-Term Retrospective Analysis of the Use of Radiofrequency Nerve Ablation for the Treatment of Neurogenic Heel Pain John Cozzarelli et al Foot Ankle Spec December 2010 vol. 3 no. 6 338-346 The authors discuss their rationale for the use of radiofrequency nerve ablation (RFNA)...