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 anesthesiologists to treat chronic back and neck pain from facet joint dysfunction, sciatica, nerve compression, intervertebral disc dysfunction, sacroiliac joint dysfunction, headaches, postsurgical pain, complex regional pain syndrome and related disorders.