Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for neuropathic pain: Systematic review and French recommendations

X Moisset, D Bouhassira, JA Couturier, H Alchaar… - Revue …, 2020 - Elsevier
Neuropathic pain remains a significant unmet medical need. Several recommendations
have recently been proposed concerning pharmacotherapy, neurostimulation techniques …

Radiofrequency denervation for chronic low back pain

ET Maas, RWJG Ostelo, L Niemisto… - Cochrane Database …, 2015 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Radiofrequency (RF) denervation, an invasive treatment for chronic low back
pain (CLBP), is used most often for pain suspected to arise from facet joints, sacroiliac (SI) …

Pulsed radiofrequency in chronic pain

T Vanneste, A Van Lantschoot… - Current Opinion in …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
PRF treatment has progressively gained a place in the management of chronic pain
syndromes. The concept is appealing because long-lasting effects are reported without …

[PDF][PDF] Efficacy of pulsed radiofrequency stimulation in patients with peripheral neuropathic pain: a narrative review

MC Chang - Pain physician, 2018 - painphysicianjournal.com
Background: Recently, clinicians have been applying pulsed radiofrequency (PRF)
stimulation on various peripheral nerves to manage patients' peripheral neuropathic pain …

The Chinese Association for the Study of Pain (CASP): consensus on the assessment and management of chronic nonspecific low back pain

K Ma, ZG Zhuang, L Wang, XG Liu… - Pain Research and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic nonspecific low back pain (CNLBP) is defined as pain or discomfort originating from
the waist, which lasts for at least 12 weeks, but no radiculopathy or specific spinal diseases …

Efficacy of radiofrequency as therapy and diagnostic support in the management of musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

G Farì, A de Sire, C Fallea, M Albano, G Grossi… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Radiofrequency (RF) is a minimally invasive procedure used to interrupt or alter nociceptive
pathways for treating musculoskeletal pain. It seems a useful tool to relieve chronic pain …

A comprehensive review of pulsed radiofrequency in the treatment of pain associated with different spinal conditions

G Facchini, P Spinnato, G Guglielmi… - The British journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Objective: The objective of this review was to evaluate the efficacy of pulsed radiofrequency
(PRF) treatment of pain associated with different spinal conditions. The mechanisms of …

Nonsurgical treatments for patients with radicular pain from lumbosacral disc herniation

JH Lee, KH Choi, S Kang, DH Kim, DH Kim, BR Kim… - The Spine Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Lumbosacral disc herniation (LDH) is one of the most frequent
musculoskeletal diseases causative of sick leave in the workplace and morbidity in daily …

[PDF][PDF] Treatment of neuropathic pain using pulsed radiofrequency: a meta-analysis

Y Shi, W Wu - Pain Physician, 2016 - painphysicianjournal.com
Background: Neuropathic pain (NP) is a major public health problem worldwide. Because of
the unclear mechanism of NP, its treatment is one of the most difficult medical problems. As …

Comparison between bipolar pulsed radiofrequency and monopolar pulsed radiofrequency in chronic lumbosacral radicular pain: A randomized controlled trial

MC Chang, YW Cho, SH Ahn - Medicine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Chronic lumbosacral radicular pain is a challenging medical problem with
respect to therapeutic management. Many patients with lumbosacral radicular pain complain …