Background: Chronic axial spinal pain is one of the major causes of significant disability and
health care costs, with facet joints as one of the proven causes of pain. Objective: To provide …

Radiofrequency neurotomy (RFN), also known as radiofrequency ablation (RFA), is a
common interventional procedure used to treat pain from an innervated structure. RFN has …

The Effectiveness of Medial Branch Blocks and Radiofrequency Neurotomy in Managing
Chronic Thoracic Pain: A Systematic Review an Page 1 Background: Extensive research …

Zygapophyseal (facet) joints have been implicated as the primary origin of symptoms in 25%
to 45% of patients with cervical pain, 1–3 and between 5% and 50% of those presenting with …

Aim: Traditional radiofrequency ablation (TRFA) effectively treats facet joint-related pain,
while water-cooled radiofrequency ablation (CRFA) may offer benefits like larger lesions …

Among chronic pain disorders, pain arising from various structures of the spine constitutes
the majority of the problems, with a lifetime prevalence of 54–80%. Among these, thoracic …

Introduction: Radiofrequency ablation is a procedure used to alleviate pain by destroying
nerves with by radiofrequency-generated heat. Traditionally, radiofrequency ablation is …

In cervical spine, the anatomical course of medial branch in significantly different and
thermal radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of the cervical median branch though proven …

Cervical facet joint neurotomy, also known as cervical radiofrequency ablation (RFA) or
cervical facet rhizotomy, is a medical procedure aimed at alleviating chronic neck pain …

Methods: A literature search was done in PubMed from the year 1966 onward. The basic
idea of the literature search was to find out studies focusing on RF lesioning for chronic …