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One of the most technological modern advancements in pain management these days is the advent of radiofrequency ablation. What exactly is radiofrequency ablation? The procedure is one that is performed as an outpatient by pain management physicians.
When a patient has neck pain itself and not pain that radiates into the arms,see more, surgery is routinely not indicated. Why? The answer is that they've done studies over the past two decades looking at surgical intervention for neck pain in and of itself,Christian Louboutin chaussures Altesse 160mmvente au rabais, and the results have been routinely poor.
If the patient has a herniated disc in his neck,2012 Donna Hogan Interactive Rosso Blu outlet online, and has surgery to fix that, the results are very good. In fact,Christian Louboutin Pas Prive Riche chaussures 120mmvente au rabais, the results are typically well over 90% good to excellent. The same cannot be said for neck arthritis conditions,Marrone Hogan Interactive grande promozione, or slight pain in the neck due to post traumatic arthritis. It's also not a good idea to operate on patients with facet arthritis.
Along with physical therapy and chiropractic adjustments, injections in or around the facet joints can be extremely beneficial. If those injections are done and then wear off,Marrone Hogan Scarpe Hi-Sprint Uomo, they may need to be repeated or the pain doctor can perform a radiofrequency ablation. This is a procedure that heats up and deadens the small little nerve endings that supply sensation to the small facet joints in the neck. This can relieve pain for one to two years.
The injection performed prior to radiofrequency ablation is called a medial branch block. This involves injecting numbing medication along with potentially a steroid material around the arthritic joints of the neck in the areas of the nerves that are bringing sensation to the joint. A medial branch block can be used as a diagnostic procedure,The Title of My Website, where insurance companies typically look for the injection to provide at least 50% pain relief and sometimes upwards of 80% relief in order to approve the patient for a radiofrequency ablation.
The medial branch block can also be used as a therapeutic procedure,chaussures christian louboutin, and the patient may receive a few months of pain relief. If it works then wears off the patient would then be a candidate for a radiofrequency ablation. The results of radiofrequency ablation have been extremely good. The pain doctor will use a needle that heats up at the end of it to burn the small little nerve endings called the medial branches. As mentioned,2012 Donna Hogan Interactive Rosso Blu outlet online, this may provide an early for well over a year.
Eventually the small medial branches will regenerate and the pain may return. If this happens the radiofrequency ablation may simply be repeated with hopefully the same result. An RF procedure should definitely be attempted prior to a patient undergoing surgery in the neck for pain that is centered in the neck and not due to a herniated disc.相关的主题文章：
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