2023年5月23日 · This procedure targets the nerves that are sending pain signals from the joints and is a mainstay of treatment for back pain. It can produce long-lasting relief by shutting off the communication between the nerves and the pain processing center in the brain.

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) uses heat to destroy tissue. For pain management, radio waves are sent through a precisely placed needle to heat an area of the nerve. This prevents pain signals from being sent back to your brain.

2022年12月14日 · Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a minimally invasive treatment that can sometimes relieve chronic back pain. During the procedure, a doctor inserts a thin metal probe into the painful area....

2023年11月6日 · The Intracept procedure — also called basivertebral nerve ablation — is a minimally invasive treatment for people with certain types of chronic low back pain. Providers often recommend it when other treatments like medication, injections …

In RFA, a heat lesion is created on the nerve using a radiofrequency needle. RFA may or may not be performed under mild sedation. If sedation is used, the patient is usually kept awake and conscious to an extent to be able to describe what they feel during the stimulation and lesioning of the nerve. RFA involves the following steps:

2024年10月7日 · Radiofrequency ablation (or RFA) is a procedure that can ease chronic pain for some people. The procedure uses radio waves that produce electrical currents. These currents heat and kill a...

2024年12月29日 · Nerve ablation, also called radiofrequency ablation, is a procedure that helps relieve chronic pain—one of the most challenging conditions to treat. About 84% of adults in the United States...

2024年7月31日 · Destroying nerves helps reduce or stop pain signals. This can help relieve long-term (chronic) pain. Ablation may be used for chronic low back pain, neck pain, and pain in some other areas of the body.

2023年12月11日 · RFA and nerve blocks are two distinct interventional pain management procedures used to alleviate chronic pain. They are both performed using needles and image guidance, but they differ in their mechanism and duration of relief. RFA uses heat to disrupt a nerve’s ability to transmit pain signals.

2024年4月21日 · Nerve ablation is a minimally invasive procedure that involves coagulation necrosis of afferent nociceptive signals via high-frequency waves (300 to 500 Hz). It has typically been used to treat facet-mediated axial back pain of the cervical and lumbar spine that has failed conservative therapy.