Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to assess the clinical efficacy of radiofrequency (RF) cervical zygapophyseal joint neurotomy in patients with cervicogenic headache. A total of thirty consecutive patients suffering from chronic cervicogenic headaches for longer than 6 months and showing a pain relief by greater than 50% from diagnostic/prognostic blocks were included in the study. These patients were treated with RF neurotomy of the cervical zygapophyseal joints and were subsequently assessed at 1 week, 1 month, 6 months, and at 12 months following the treatment. The results of this study showed that RF neurotomy of the cervical zygapophyseal joints significantly reduced the headache severity in 22 patients (73.3%) at 12 months after the treatment. In conclusion, RF cervical zygapophyseal joint neurotomy has shown to provide substantial pain relief in patients with chronic cervicogenic headache when carefully selected.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 326-329 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Korean medical science |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 Apr |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cervicogenic headache
- Radiofrequency neurotomy
- Zygapophyseal joint
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine