Treatments

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Nerve Root

Treated Area: Face, Head, Neck

Nerve Root is a minimally invasive surgical procedure to remove sensation from a painful nerve by killing nerve fibers responsible for sending pain signals to the brain. The nerve fibers can be destroyed by severing them with a surgical instrument or burning them with a chemical or electrical current. In most cases, rhizotomy provides immediate pain relief that can last up to several years until the nerve recovers and is able to transmit pain again.

Indications

Nerve Root RFA treatments may be recommended for patients who have:

• Trigeminal Neuralgia: Patients who have severe, sharp pain typically affecting one side of the face. This pain is thought to be caused by irritation or compression of the trigeminal nerve.
• Occipital Neuralgia: Patient who experience pain in the back of the head and upper neck which is believed to stem from the occipital nerves being compressed or irritated.
• Peripheral Neuropathy: For diffuse nerve pain from conditions like diabetes, RFA can target larger nerve pathways to reduce widespread pain symptoms.