Radiofrequency Therapy
Radiofrequency therapy is a safe, proven means of interrupting pain signals, such as those coming from an irritated facet joint in the spine. Radiofrequency current is used to heat up a small volume of nerve tissue, thereby interrupting pain signals from that specific area.
Radiofrequency nerve ablation is used by interventional anaesthesiologists to treat chronic back and neck pain, including pain from facet joint dysfunction, sciatica, nerve impingement, intervertebral disc dysfunction, sacroiliac joint dysfunction, headaches, postoperative pain, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), and other disorders.