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Pain Medicine 2017
October 19-20, 2017
Volume 6, Issue 6 (Suppl)
J Pain Relief, an open access journal
ISSN: 2167-0846
October 19-20, 2017 San Francisco, USA
4
th
International Conference on
Pain Medicine
Intraarticular pulsed radiofrequency to treat refractory lumbar facet joint pain in patients with low back pain
Jin Seok Seo
1
, Min Cheol Chang
1
, Yun-Woo Cho
1
, Da Hyun Ahn
2
and
Kyung Hee Do
2
1
Yeungnam University, Korea
2
Veterans Health Service Medical Center, Korea
Background:
Many treatment techniques have been used for refractory lumbar facet joint pain; however, their efficacy has been
controversial. In this study, we investigated the clinical efficacy and safety of intraarticular pulsed radiofrequency for the treatment of
refractory lumbar facet joint pain in patients with low back pain.
Methods:
Twenty patients with refractory lumbar facet joint pain were recruited and each patient was treated using intraarticular
pulsed radiofrequency.The treatment effects were measured using a numerical rating scale, and the technical accuracy of intraarticular
pulsed radiofrequency treatment was evaluated independently by two radiologists. Any adverse events or complications were also
checked.
Results:
We performed intraarticular pulsed radiofrequency treatment at 48 levels of the lumbar facet joints in 20 patients (5 men and
15 women; mean age, 64.50 ± 10.65 years) with refractory lumbar facet joint pain. Pain scores were significantly reduced at 1 month,
3 months, and 6 months after treatment (p < 0.05). The face validity revealed good intraarticular pulsed radiofrequency results in all
20 patients, without any serious adverse effects.
Conclusions:
The treatment using intraarticular pulsed radiofrequency is an alternative to other techniques in patients with refractory
lumbar facet joint pain.
Acknowledgment:
This study was supported by a VHS Medical Center Research Grant, Republic of Korea (grant number:
VHSMC17021).
Biography
Jin Seok Seo has completed his MD at the age of 26 years from Kyunghee University School of Medicine. He is a physical medicine and rehabilitation doctor of Veterans
Health Service Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
elfscastle@hanmail.netJin Seok Seo et al., J Pain Relief 2017, 6:6 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2167-0846-C1-018