Treatment of post herpetic neuralgia by Radiofrequency

Fluoroscopic guided thermal Radiofrequency for the affected nerve roots is the most effective and safest method for management of post herpetic neuralgia with pain relief more than 90 %.

The procedure is done under local anaesthesia and sedation. And its duration is about 15 minutes. The patient is instructed to leave the hospital in the same day and to return to his daily activities the following day