If you have severe knee pain from osteoarthritis, but want to delay (or can’t undergo) surgery, you still have other options.
Tag: radiofrequency ablation (RFA)
Could Radiofrequency Ablation Provide Relief for Painful Osteoarthritis in Your Knees?
A procedure that destroys pain-signaling nerves provides relief for many osteoarthritis sufferers.
If You Lose Weight, You Can Lose Joint Pain Too
Weight loss can be a pain. But not losing extra pounds can become even more painful to your joints. More than two-thirds of the U.S. population is overweight or obese. Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most prevalent conditions resulting from obesity, and obesity is now recognized as an important modifiable risk factor for OA. … Read More
If You Have Liver Cancer, See How Treatments Have Evolved
Liver cancer is on the rise in the United States, but less-invasive laparoscopic surgery is easing treatment for some patients. Cancer of the liver is becoming more common due to such factors as hepatitis C, as well as another condition called non-alcohol fatty liver disease. Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common type of liver cancer. … Read More
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How Your Heart Arrhythmias Can Be Wiped Out With Ablation
Your heart’s electrical system is the power source that keeps your heart beating regularly. When something goes wrong with the heart’s “wiring,” you can develop an arrhythmia, which is an irregular or abnormal heartbeat. In this white board session, Walid Saliba, MD, Director of Cleveland Clinic’s Electrophysiology Lab, explains how a procedure called a catheter … Read More
Need Pain Relief? Consider Radiofrequency Ablation
If you suffer from chronic neck or chronic lower back pain, there is a minimally-invasive option, called radiofrequency ablation (RFA), that you may want to discuss with your doctor. For some patients, RFA may reduce or eliminate pain for months at a time.
