What is Radio Frequency Lesioning?
Radio Frequency Lesioning is a method of treating pain using a specialized machine to interrupt nerve conduction. It is most commonly used for cervical, thoracic, and facet joint pain and disorders.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
| Perceived Effectiveness | |||||||
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| Nerve pain (neuralgia) | 2 | 1 |
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| Muscle and joint pain | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Radiculopathy | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Facet Joint Osteoarthritis | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Pain in lower back | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Lumbar Spondylosis | 1 | 0 | |||||
See 1 patient currently having Radio Frequency Lesioning
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Radio Frequency Lesioning
| Ineffective | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospitalization | 1 |
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Radio Frequency Lesioning
Always |
1 | 100% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Usually |
0 | 0% |
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Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Radio Frequency Lesioning
Very |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Somewhat |
0 | 0% |
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A little |
0 | 0% |
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Not at all |
1 | 100% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Radio Frequency Lesioning
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
0 | 0% |
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