Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Back Pain Remedy
RF effective for low back pain caused by degenerative spondylolisthesis. MedPage Today (3/25, Susman) reported, "Low back pain caused by degenerative spondylolisthesis can be successfully treated by minimally invasive radiofrequency therapy," according to findings presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine. In "67 cases of degenerative spondylolisthesis, greater than a 50% reduction in pain was achieved in 64.2% of the patients," according to the retrospective chart review of "1,470 patients who underwent radiofrequency therapy for low back pain over a three-year period, 83 of whom had spondylolisthesis."
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