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What is nerve ablation?

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Dr. Andrew Germanovich answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Destruction of nerve: It is usually used for medial branch nerve, which supplies facet or articular joints in the back or neck. This nerve only brings back pain information from that joint and does nothing else. When it's destroyed, the pain goes away despite the abnormality remaining there - i.E arthritis.

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Answered 8/29/2020

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What possible side effects could radiofrequency ablation have when done on lower back nerves without anesthesia?

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Considering asking doc about deep peroneal nerve block, possibly future ablation. Considerations? Oa "hook" may be irritating nerve. Avoiding surgery.

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For lower back pain which works best & what is difference between Radiofrequency Ablation & nerve root injection & If you already had Radiofrequency and it didnt work as it made the pain worse but it be wise to have a nerve root injection after this?

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Having a cooled radio frequency nerve ablation trial run..still on pain meds how do I know if it works? Butrans patch, Lyrica (pregabalin) and oxymorphone, worried

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Bad pain in my lower back & left leg. prev surgery for herniated disc. In past had 4 nerve root shots & radio-frequency ablation. None worked & latter made pain 100% worse.Told do another nerve root shot. Would another shot help as none helped before?

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