A non-surgical procedure called radiofrequency ablation can be highly effective in reducing or eliminating chronic back and joint pain in patients. The procedure can provide long-term relief by ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I suffered a lower back injury in 2001, with crushed and bulging discs in the L2, L3, L4 and L5 vertebras. After over a year of physical therapy and drugs, my pain doctor tried an ...

A Dallas physician has performed a multiple cooled radiofrequency ablation of the sacroiliac joint using new equipment, marking the first such procedure to be performed in the state. During the ...

UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital became the first in South Texas to use an emerging and less-invasive treatment called radiofrequency ablation on a comorbid patient with a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Radiofrequency ablation had a technical efficacy of 96.1% for adults with low-risk thyroid cancer. Tumor ...

SEATTLE ― Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) appears safe and effective for the treatment of low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC), new data suggest. RFA is increasingly gaining favor as a ...

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) represents a rapidly advancing minimally invasive intervention for the management of chronic knee pain, particularly in patients with osteoarthritis and post-surgical ...

Many people with arthritic knee pain turn to total knee replacements in hopes of alleviating the debilitating condition. Yet, about 15-30% of people who opt for the surgery continue to suffer from ...

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a minimally invasive treatment that employs high-energy radio waves to reduce precancerous cells. It’s also used to manage chronic pain, treat irregular heart rate, ...

This study calculated survival rates for 2 treatment approaches to patients with early stage recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). At 5 years, patients who underwent a repeat hepatectomy versus ...