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Remember, they are there only to send pain signals, and without them, you will not feel any numbness or weakness in any muscles. The goal of RF facet denervation is to provide long-term pain relief. Studies have shown 50 percent of patients experience relief lasting up to two years. Eventually, the nerves regenerate and your pain may return, at which point the RF denervation procedure can be repeated.
Radiofrequency Ablation Radiofrequency ablation (RFA, also called Radiofrequency neurotomy or lesioning) is a minimally invasive procedure used to reduce facet joint pain in the back or neck. An electrical current produced by a radio wave is used to heat up a small area of nerve tissue, thereby decreasing the ability of those nerves to transmit pain signals from that specific area to the brain.