Prenatal Office Visit Schedule. Bringing a new life into the world is a very exciting time. The providers at Comprehensive Healthcare for Women, provide care for normal, high-risk and multiple-birth obstetric patients.
Radiofrequency ablation is a procedure using radio waves or electric current to generate sufficient heat to interrupt nerve conduction on a semi-permanent basis.The nerves are usually blocked for 6-9 months, although it may last as short as 3 months or as long at 18 months or longer.adiofrequency ablation is also used in patients with RSD involving arms or legs to interrupt the sympathetic nerve supply to the involved arm or leg. Radiofrequency ablation can also be used for some unusual conditions, including pain from degenerative disks, occipital neuralgia and certain types of abdominal pain.
The degree of relief varies from person to person. It is also related to the technique with which radiofrequency is applied by the therapist physician. In general, the analgesic result lasts from 6 to 18 months, while in some patients it may last up to 3 years. When pain reccurs, the treatment can be repeated. More than 70% of patients to whom radiofrequency facet joint denervation is applied, experience significant to total relief.