Credit: Getty Images. Investigators report findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating outcomes associated with pulsed radiofrequency treatment among patients with herpes ...

CHICAGO – Pulsed radiofrequency, delivered into the back with a needle so thin that anesthesia is not required, gave patients relief of their back, leg, and sciatica pain that lasted a year or more, ...

People suffering from sciatica gain lasting relief from a procedure that uses a fine needle to heat nerve roots near the spine, a new clinical trial shows. The minimally invasive procedure, called ...

Clinical reports indicate that, for patients having lower back and leg pain, pulsed radiofrequency therapy directed at the dorsal root ganglia can offer analgesia without causing nerve damage that can ...

Researchers found that a minimally invasive procedure combined with epidural steroid injection treatment led to superior pain reduction and disability improvement over one year in patients with ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – Researchers found that a minimally invasive procedure combined with epidural steroid injection treatment led to superior pain reduction and disability improvement over one year in ...

"Pulsed radiofrequency creates a nerve modulation, significantly reducing inflammation and its associated symptoms," said study senior author Alessandro Napoli, M.D., Ph.D., professor of ...

The majority of patients were pain free after receiving a new image-guided pulsed radiofrequency treatment for low back pain and sciatica, according to a new study. The majority of patients were pain ...

Illustration of pulsed radiofrequency applied to nerve root. (Courtesy: Radiological Society of North America) Researchers from Sapienza University of Rome have demonstrated that CT-guided pulsed ...

CHICAGO - A minimally invasive procedure in which pulses of energy from a probe are applied directly to nerve roots near the spine is safe and effective in people with acute lower back pain that has ...