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By Mayo Clinic staffRadiofrequency neurotomy is most commonly performed by doctors specializing in the treatment of pain. The goal is to temporarily reduce chronic pain in the back or neck that hasn't been adequately relieved by other means, such as medications or physical therapy.
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- Speldewinde GC. Outcomes of percutaneous zygapophysial and sacroiliac joint neurotomy in a community setting. Pain Medicine. 2011;12:209.
- Chou R. Subacute and chronic low back pain: Nonsurgical interventional treatment. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed Nov. 23, 2011.
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- Barbara Woodward Lips Patient Education Center. Radiofrequency lesioning. Rochester, Minn.: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research; 2010.
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