I was in a car accident more than a year ago and still have pain that radiates from my neck to the muscles in my shoulders. Recently, I heard about a radiofrequency treatment that might be helpful.

I had a spinal fusion done in 2011 (C5-6) due to recurrent pain and there was nerve impingement. Had a whiplash injury in 2013 and pain got worse thereafter. Recently lost movement temporarily in LHS ...

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 ...

Back pain is the most common complaint in a pain management clinic. This review discusses use of RFA for back pain including facetogenic pain, including cervical and lumbar pain due to sacroiliac (SI) ...

Facet rhizotomy is a minimally-invasive procedure that helps spine and low-back pain, without the side effects of more invasive surgeries. The facet rhizotomy procedure alleviates back pain by ...

February 8, 2012 — Cyberknife radiosurgery to relieve trigeminal neuralgia refractory to medical management is a promising, viable alternative to more invasive treatment for this painful condition, ...

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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 ...