Cortes Jane, Kubat Nicole, Japour Christopher
Department of Podiatry, Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 79 Middleville Road, Northport, NY 11768, USA.
Mil Med. 2013 Jan;178(1):e125-9. doi: 10.7205/MILMED-D-12-00207.
Chronic tendon pain from overuse is a common condition, with limited options for ongoing pain management. Two cases are presented in which pulsed radio frequency energy (PRFE) therapy was used for pain relief following surgical intervention for chronic tendinopathy-associated pain, unresponsive to conventional therapies. Both patients showed a dramatic reduction in pain following PRFE therapy after 2 to 3 weeks of treatment, and at the 7-month (case 1) and 6-month (case 2) follow-up visits, both patients reported that pain had not returned. Recent molecular evidence suggests a possible mechanism underlying PRFE-mediated pain relief. Further study into this promising technology is warranted.
过度使用导致的慢性肌腱疼痛是一种常见病症，持续疼痛管理的选择有限。本文介绍了两例病例，在对慢性肌腱病相关疼痛进行手术干预后，常规治疗无效，采用脉冲射频能量（PRFE）疗法缓解疼痛。两名患者在接受PRFE治疗2至3周后疼痛显著减轻，在7个月（病例1）和6个月（病例2）的随访中，两名患者均报告疼痛未复发。最近的分子证据提示了PRFE介导疼痛缓解的潜在机制。有必要对这项有前景的技术进行进一步研究。
