Mohamed Ahmed Shawky Mohamed <br/><br/>
Role of radiofrequency in chronic pain management /  
 دور استخدام التردد الحرارى فى علاج الالم المزمن 
Mohamed Ahmed Shawky ; Supervised Maher Fawzy Mahmoud , Ahmed Abdelaziz Aref , Maha Mohammed Ismail 
 - Cairo :   Mohamed Ahmed Shawky Mohamed ,   2010 
 - 90 P. :   facsimiles ;   25cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Anaesthesia 
<br/><br/> This essay discusses, the basics of radiofrequency ablation lesioning, and the application of radiofrequency ablation in various chronic pain conditions, with emphasis on patient selection and outcome, it also documents the different RFA techniques to treat chronic pain originating from the lumbar and cervical facets, the trigeminal nerve, spinal dorsal root ganglia, sympathetic nerves, cancers, phantom limb, shoulder, post operative and neuropathic pain and focuses on the value RFA in the management of these chronic pain conditions 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Pain physiology Pulsed radiofrequency Radiofrequency