Non-Surgical Spine
Procedures

Radiofrequency Neurotomy

Radiofrequency Neurotomy of the Lumbar Facets

 

  

During this minimally-invasive procedure, the physician uses heat from radio waves to treat painful facet joints in your lower back. This procedure is also called radiofrequency rhizotomy. It can treat pain that doesn’t respond to medications or to physical therapy.

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