Radiofrequency procedures

Pain Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-50

  Racz, Gabor B ^a   Ruiz Lopez, R ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Clinica Del Dolor De Barcelona   (Spain)

Author keywords

Continuous versus pulsed radiofrequency; Evidence based review; Mode of action; Neuropathic pain; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ANALGESIA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERMOCOAGULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIALS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646691233     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2006.00058.x     Document Type: Review

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