Are you suffering from chronic neck or back pain? It can be overwhelming to decide which treatment option is best or where to go for treatment.
1. RFA attempts to damage sensory nerves to the painful facet joints but is rarely effective and requires retreatments every few months for your lifetime.
2. Medical Image guidance (X-ray) is used
3. Needle and electrode placed through skin targeting facet joint nerve
4. With x-ray guidance, electrode tip is placed near the medial branch of dorsal ramus nerve.
5. The electrode tip is heated to 80⁰C and left in place for 2 minutes.
