Background Painful rib metastasis is common in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Pain is often partially or totally refractory to analgesic medications or the side effects of medication are unacceptable. We report the safety and efficacy of a new method: radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in ...
The most common application for Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) is to treat neck and back pain. Typically, neck (cervical spine) and the low back (lumbar spine) pain is generated by the facet joint. The target in these cases is a small nerve called medial branch of the posterior ramus. Thi...
RFA to treat neck pain is performed on medial branch nerves that carry pain signals from the facet joints. RFA to treat low back pain or posterior pelvic pain from the sacroiliac joint is performed on the lateral branch nerves. SeeRadiofrequency Ablation (RFA) for Facet and Sacroiliac Joint ...
RF energy was applied for 6-10 min at 80-110C. A technically successful ablation was regarded when electrode was placed within the center of the nidus and the desired temperature was achieved. Clinical success was evaluated with the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) which was calculated before and ...
Bipolar radiofrequency ablation of the superomedial (SM), superolateral (SL) and inferomedial (IM) genicular nerves for chronic osteoarthritis knee pain: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial with 12-month follow-up 双极射频消融膝上内侧(SM)、上外侧(SL)和下内侧(IM)膝部神经治疗慢性...
radiofrequency ablationBackgroundPainful rib metastasis is common in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Pain is often partially or totally refractory to analgesic medications or the side effects of medication are unacceptable. We report the safety and efficacy of a new method: radiofrequency ...
radiofrequency ablationBackgroundPainful rib metastasis is common in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Pain is often partially or totally refractory to analgesic medications or the side effects of medication are unacceptable. We report the safety and efficacy of a new method: radiofrequency ...
For example, blocking the L4/5 facet joint requires blocking the L3 and L4 medial branches.Treating low back pain caused by lumbar medial branch nerve usually requires two positive diagnostic nerve blocks prior to pursuing more definitive by lumbar medial branch radiofrequency ablation due to ...