Evidence-based recommendations on radiofrequency ablation for palliation of painful spinal metastases. This involves inserting a needle-like probe containing an electrode into the spinal metastases.

BLACKFOOT — When it comes to treating chronic spinal pain, Dr. Sergio Hickey said radiofrequency ablation, or RFA, is a common treatment used in many cases that can ease the pain. But he says RFA does ...

Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO Nerve ablation may ease pain from arthritis, nerve damage, or tumors.Procedures usually occur in hospitals or clinics and take 15 minutes to an hour.  Pain relief ...

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 ...

Common types of spine surgery include laminectomy, vertebroplasty, and spinal fusion. Certain procedures are better suited for certain types of damage. There are many types of spine surgery, but most ...

Spine surgery is a broad field encompassing various procedures that help address different spinal conditions. There are various types of spine surgery, including artificial disk replacement and spinal ...

A project at Germany's LZH research center is developing a laser platform intended to simplify surgery for spinal canal stenosis, a narrowing of the spinal canal in the lower back. The condition ...

There is not enough evidence about how well this procedure works or how safe it is. So it can only be done with special arrangements. This means you will have regular appointments afterwards to check ...