Long-Term Surgical Solutions for Patients with Back Pain
Where pain management radiofrequency ablation provides short-term relief, an endoscopic rhizotomy significantly improves low back pain relief lasting up to five years. For many patients, this procedure is an excellent alternative to a lumbar spinal fusion.
The endoscopic rhizotomy procedure was invented and developed at DISC by Anthony Yeung, MD (retired). Dr. Yeung saw a need to improve upon a pain management procedure called radiofrequency ablation (RFA), performed without direct visualization under X-ray guidance.
Our surgeons directly visualize these nerves with an HD endoscope. They can ablate the nerve using a laser or radiofrequency probe with confidence, thus providing patients with long-term pain relief.
