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Teresa Nava-Obregon1, Dionisio Palacio-Ríos2, Francisco López-Ríos1
1Pain and Palliative Care Clinic, Anesthesiology Service, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José E. González" Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, MEX.
Objective:
This study aims to evaluate the pain and clinical evolution of patients with shoulder pain with cooled radiofrequency ablation (CRFA).
Methodology:
A cohort prospective study of patients with shoulder pain for >3 months. All patients included were treated with CRFA in the sensitive innervation around the shoulder (lateral pectoral, suprascapular nerve, axillary nerve), and were followed for 24 weeks. Pain was evaluated with the visual analog scale, while clinical evolution was evaluated with several scales of shoulder function.
Results:
Fifteen patients were included. All patients improved significantly the pain during the time of the study. The clinical function of the shoulder shows a significant improvement during the 24 weeks of follow-up.
Conclusions:
CRFA is a medical procedure that helps to improve pain and function related to shoulder pain independently of the primary pathology in the shoulder.
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