Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO Nerve ablation uses heat to destroy nerves and decrease chronic pain signals.This procedure often takes 15 minutes to an hour and is usually outpatient.You can ...

Back pain is the most common complaint in a pain management clinic. This review discusses use of RFA for back pain including facetogenic pain, including cervical and lumbar pain due to sacroiliac (SI) ...

A non-surgical procedure called radiofrequency ablation can be highly effective in reducing or eliminating chronic back and joint pain in patients. The procedure can provide long-term relief by ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I suffered a lower back injury in 2001, with crushed and bulging discs in the L2, L3, L4 and L5 vertebras. After over a year of physical therapy and drugs, my pain doctor tried an ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with vertebrogenic chronic low back pain showed clinical improvements in function and pain relief at a ...

An estimated 1 in 10 Americans suffer from some form of back pain. And if you’re one of those unfortunate 30 million people, you know how inescapable it can be — affecting every aspect of your daily ...

CLEVELAND — A new Cleveland Clinic study has shown promise for treating atrial fibrillation patients. The results point to ablation as a potentially more effective method treatment than the current ...