SUMMARY BACKGROUND: To date, there is a lack of prior studies on the use of capacitive resistive monopolar radiofrequency (RF) to treat neck pain. The objective of this study was to investigate the immediate effect of capacitive resistive monopolar radiofrequency (RF=448 kHz), in comparison with a place...
INTRODUCCIÓN: La neuralgia de nervio pudendo (NNP) se presenta como un dolor neuropático intenso, ardiente y difuso en la zona perineal, acompañado en ocasiones de hipoestesia, alodinia, hiperalgesia, sensibilidad dérmica, parestesia y entumecimiento que empeora el dolor en sedestación. Es un síndr...
Abstract Vaginismus is a poorly understood disorder, characterized by an involuntary muscular spasm of the pelvic floor muscles and outer third of the vagina during intercourse attempt, which results in aversion to penetration. It is reported to affect 1-7% of women worldwide. With this report the author...
ABSTRACT The osteoid osteoma is a benign primary bone tumor that affects mainly males in the second and third decades of life. Radiographic findings show a radiolucent nidus surrounded by reactive sclerotic bone, particularly in the long bones of the lower extremity. Clinically, it presents persistent pa...
Las inyecciones epidurales de esteroides son frecuentemente indicadas en el sindrome radicular lumbosacro, producido por hernias de disco, protrusiones discales o estenosis del canal, cuando éste no responde al tratamiento no intervencionista. Sin embargo, por distintas causas, aproximadamente 20% de lo...
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia (ITN) is a common pain disease in elderly people. Many methods have been used to alleviate the pain of patients, but few studies in the literature have compared the effect of nerve combing and percutaneous radiofrequency thermocoagulation. OBJECTIV...
Craneotomía,
Descompresión Quirúrgica,
Electrocoagulación,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Dimensión del Dolor,
Tratamiento de Radiofrecuencia Pulsada,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Nervio Trigémino/cirugía,
Neuralgia del Trigémino/cirugía,
Neuralgia del Trigémino/terapia
PURPOSE: There are various facial pain syndromes including trigeminal neuralgia, trigeminal neuropathic pain and atypical facial pain syndromes. Effectiveness of the pulsed radiofrequency in managing various pain syndromes has been clearly demonstrated. There are a limited number of studies on the pulsed...
A Vulvodínia Localizada Provocada (VLP) é um tipo de dor crônica limitante e de interesse clínico, cuja etiologia ainda é obscura e para a qual parece não haver consenso a respeito da terapêutica. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi descrever o papel da fisioterapia pélvica no tratamento da VLP. Para t...
