Consensus practice guidelines on interventions for cervical spine (facet) joint pain from a multispecialty international working group

RW Hurley, MCB Adams, M Barad, A Bhaskar… - Pain …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background The past two decades have witnessed a surge in the use of cervical spine joint
procedures including joint injections, nerve blocks and radiofrequency ablation to treat …

3. Pain originating from the lumbar facet joints

SAS Van den Heuvel, SPC Cohen… - Pain …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Pain originating from the lumbar facets can be defined as pain that arises from
the innervated structures comprising the joint: the subchondral bone, synovium, synovial …

Image-guided radiofrequency ablation for joint and back pain: rationales, techniques, and results

FM Gonzalez, J Huang, J Fritz - CardioVascular and Interventional …, 2023 - Springer
Image-guided minimally invasive radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of sensory nerves has
emerged as a treatment option for pain and swelling associated with advanced symptomatic …

Cooled radiofrequency ablation provides prolonged pain relief compared to traditional radiofrequency ablation: a real-world, large retrospective clinical comparison …

L Kapural, A Minerali, M Sanders, M Matea… - Journal of pain …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Genicular radiofrequency ablation is an established therapy for chronic knee
pain. An analysis comparing different probe sizes and technologies has not yet been …

[PDF][PDF] Radiofrequency ablation's effectiveness for treating abdominal and thoracic chronic pain syndromes: a systematic review of the current literature

B Vachirakorntong, E Kawana, VP Zhitny… - Pain …, 2023 - painphysicianjournal.com
Background: Many patients suffer from abdominal and thoracic pain syndromes secondary
to numerous underlying etiologies. Chronic abdominal and thoracic pain can be difficult to …

Cooled radiofrequency ablation versus standard medical management for chronic sacroiliac joint pain: a multicenter, randomized comparative effectiveness study

SP Cohen, L Kapural, L Kohan, S Li… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2024 - rapm.bmj.com
Introduction Low back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide, with sacroiliac joint
pain comprising up to 30% of cases of axial lower back pain. Conservative therapies provide …

Pilot study for treatment of symptomatic shoulder arthritis utilizing cooled radiofrequency ablation: a novel technique

A Tran, DA Reiter, J Fritz, AR Cruz, NB Reimer… - Skeletal Radiology, 2022 - Springer
Objective To introduce cooled radiofrequency nerve ablation (C-RFA) as an alternative to
managing symptomatically moderate to severe glenohumeral osteoarthritis (OA) in patients …

Cooled radiofrequency ablation of genicular nerves provides 24‐Month durability in the management of osteoarthritic knee pain: Outcomes from a prospective …

J Lyman, F Khalouf, K Zora, M DePalma… - Pain …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess long‐term outcomes of cooled radiofrequency ablation (CRFA) of
genicular nerves for chronic knee pain due to osteoarthritis (OA). Methods A prospective …

Cooled and traditional thermal radiofrequency ablation of genicular nerves in patients with chronic knee pain: a comparative outcomes analysis

BP Wu, D Grits, V Foorsov, J Xu, P Tankha… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2022 - rapm.bmj.com
Introduction Genicular nerve radiofrequency ablation (GNRFA) is a minimally invasive
intervention for patients with chronic knee pain (CKP) not responding to conservative …

[HTML][HTML] Cooled radiofrequency treatment for radicular pain related to lumbar disc herniation

JJ Medina-Pérez, A Vega-Rosas, SG Coubert-Pelayo… - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Lower back and radicular pain are leading causes of disability and loss of
quality of life, especially due to its high prevalence in the general population. Cooled …