Radiofrequency for pain - nerve block for pain management

Radiofrequency therapy uses controlled energy to interrupt pain signals traveling through specific nerves, without surgery, incisions, or hospitalization. There are two modalities: pulsed radiofrequency, which modulates the nerve without destroying it (a reversible effect, ideal for important sensory or motor nerves), and thermal radiofrequency, which creates a minimal and controlled lesion to block pain more durably. It is always performed under imaging guidance for total precision and has the strongest evidence in interventional pain medicine for spinal and joint osteoarthritis, with effects lasting between 9 and 24 months. It is indicated for cervical or lumbar facet osteoarthritis, knee or hip pain resistant to treatment, post-surgical spinal pain, facet syndrome, sacroiliac pain, and for patients looking to reduce or eliminate their use of pain medications. At Integralgia, this procedure is performed by Dr. Viviana Gutiérrez Mesino, certified as a Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP), the highest standard in pain intervention worldwide, with over 5,000 procedures completed.

en Barranquilla

• Duración del procedimiento: 45 – 90 minutes
• Anestesia: Local anesthesia + conscious sedation
• Resultados visibles: Significant relief from the first week. Maximum effect between weeks 2 and 4. Duration: 9 – 24 months.
• Tiempo de recuperación: 3 - 5 days