Radio Frequency Ablation Treatment is known to be such an effective treatment procedure in the lumbar area of the back in which a needle is used that gets heated with the radiofrequency waves. Heated top of the hand is applied to nerve in the lower back for preventing nerves from just sending pain signal up the spinal column and brain. This procedure is supposed to be done only by a specialized and qualified RFA professional.
You need to explore different things regarding this procedure beforehand. If you go through this treatment, you need to know the right natural and healthy recovery course.
The aftermath of the RFA procedure
RFA procedure, despite being non-surgical treatment, needs proper utilization and application of anaesthesia that allows the RFA professionals to perform this procedure without any kind of pain or distress felt by a patient. The patient is likely to feel some sort of drowsiness after waking up from sleep after RFA treatment. The patient needs to takethe necessary precautions with walking or standing. It is supposed to persist up to a few hours post-treatment.
The patient should be kept in some kind of recovery area for monitoring health. It would be best if he/she happens to have a family to take care of him/her in the best way possible. Just after waiting for 1 day, most patients are supposed to be going back home and leading their everydaylives. The patient should avoid heavy works for a few days.
Pain expectation
Once a patient goes through Radio Frequency Ablation Treatment, then he/she is supposed to be feeling lingering pain for 1 or 2 weeks after the procedure. Most of the patients, however, might show an effective decrease in the lumber back pain. This is nothing but some minor discomfort that might feel like some warm, tender spot inthe treated area.
It is essential to know that a complete recovery takes around 3 weeks, but all the usual activities can be performed with proper care and precautions. If the pain is too severe for some specific patient, the doctor can prescribe some pain-relieving medications. The patient can even be recommended to apply some ice packs on the affected area.
If the patient does not feel any pain, then he/she should not be taking any kind of medicine at all. In most cases, patients are not supposed to experience any pain long after the RFA treatment. If pain occurs long after the treatment, then a second treatment might be needed though it is quite rare.
After the RFA treatment, the patient is supposed to talk to the doctor about what to do to speed up the recovery process. It does not take much to follow the instructions of the doctor.
