Luwang, April 20 Recently, the Second Rehabilitation Department of the First People's Hospital of Ningyang County, Tai'an City, used radiofrequency ablation to treat postherpetic neuralgia symptomatically.
Ms. Zhu, who lives in Ningyang County, suffered from herpes zoster two months ago, and after systematic antiviral, nutritional nerve and other drug treatment, the symptoms of herpes gradually subsided, but greater distress also followed, the original area of herpes appeared severe pinprick-like pain, the pain aggravated when touched, and a large amount of oral painkillers were needed every day to relieve it, and the pain was more severe at night, seriously affecting life and sleep.
After being introduced by a friend, the First People's Hospital of Ningyang County has a new minimally invasive treatment plan, which can effectively relieve the pain caused by shingles, so he came to the hospital for treatment. Dr. Wang Yang, deputy director of the Second Department of Rehabilitation, was diagnosed with postherpetic neuralgia after a detailed physical examination, and recommended radiofrequency ablation to solve the pain at one time through minimally invasive surgery.
Postherpetic neuralgia?
In general, the blisters of shingles will gradually become cloudy, crusted, and then fall off, revealing normal skin. If the rash has subsided, but the pain remains for more than a month, postherpetic neuralgia is present. 20%~50% of patients with herpes zoster will develop postherpetic neuralgia, and its incidence increases with age, and the pain duration can reach more than ten years.
What is the postherpetic neuralgia manifestation?
After the healing of herpes zoster, the severe pain that occurs in the distribution area of the affected nerve is of various natures, such as: burning, acupuncture, knife cutting, electric shock, tightening sensation, etc., and there are mostly hyperalgesia and pain hypersensitivity, and the nature, degree and duration of the pain vary according to the onset time, the age of the patient, and the constitution.
Ms. Zhu, who was suffering from pain, came to visit and readily agreed to the surgical plan, so she was hospitalized.
After completing the preoperative examination in the morning, Dr. Wang Yang performed radiofrequency ablation of the dorsal root ganglion of the thoracic spine for Ms. Zhu under the guidance of CT in the CT room in the afternoon, and the postoperative pain was immediately relieved, and she slept well that night.
"In just three days before and after hospitalization, the pain that had plagued me for more than a month was cured, thank you so much. Ms. Zhu said happily when she was discharged from the hospital.
Radiofrequency ablation is a minimally invasive nerve damage therapy that uses controlled temperature to act on ganglia, nerve trunks, and nerve roots to coagulate and denature their proteins, thereby achieving pain relief. Radiofrequency ablation is mainly used for the treatment of pain, mainly pathological nerve pain, spinal neuralgia, myofascial pain syndrome, etc.
High-quality medical care - Rehabilitation II Department
The Second Department of Rehabilitation of the First People's Hospital of Ningyang County has carried out neurological rehabilitation of cerebrovascular related diseases, minimally invasive interventional treatment of neck, shoulder, waist and leg pain, traditional Chinese medicine rehabilitation, children's rehabilitation, postoperative rehabilitation and other rehabilitation services.
The department is good at the diagnosis and treatment of neck, shoulder, waist and leg pain, recovery from cerebrovascular diseases, childhood autism, cerebral palsy, nerve injury and sub-health diseases, and is good at using minimally invasive interventional techniques such as radiofrequency, oxygen, acupuncture therapy, joint cavity lavage to treat various acute and chronic pain diseases such as lumbar disc herniation, cervical spondylosis, knee arthritis, frozen shoulder, rotator cuff injury, trigeminal neuralgia, postherpetic neuralgia, etc., and the treatment of cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage recovery and various neurological injury diseases using traditional Chinese medicine rehabilitation combined with modern Western medicine rehabilitation.
The Second Department of Rehabilitation is a designated institution for the rehabilitation and assistance of children with autism determined by the Ningyang County Disabled Persons' Federation, and has carried out rehabilitation assessment and training for children with autism, speech disorders, motor and mental development backwards and other related diseases.
Physicians and rehabilitation therapists have studied neurorehabilitation, minimally invasive pain interventional techniques, children's rehabilitation, traditional Chinese medicine rehabilitation techniques and other provincial-level tertiary hospitals such as Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Qianfoshan Hospital of Shandong Province, Jinan Children's Hospital, Tai'an Central Hospital, Tai'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zaozhuang Maternal and Child Health Hospital, etc.
The department adheres to the service tenet of "precision, meticulousness, professionalism and dedication", and wholeheartedly relieves the pain and recovery of every patient, so that each patient can return to his family and society. (Correspondent Yang Kangning)