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What Is Radiofrequency Neurotomy? AN ADVANCED TREATMENT TO REDUCE PAIN
RADIOFREQUENCY NEUROTOMY IS THE NEWEST TREATMENT
OFFERED AT THE TWIN CITIES PAIN CLINIC IN
EDINA, YIELDING POSITIVE RESULTS FOR PATIENTS
WITH CHRONIC NECK OR BACK PAIN.
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HERESA PEREZ, OF Shoreview, came to Twin Cities Pain Clinic wearing the dark sunglasses she wore every day, no matter
the weather. She suffered a neck injury January 8, 2008, resulting in never- ending headaches and a strong aversion to light. "My head felt like a bike tire filled with
too much air. The headaches were always between a 9 and 10," Perez says. Physical therapy helped ease some of her symptoms, but her headaches per-
sisted, and it was determined she would be a good candidate for radiofrequency neurotomy. "Before the RF [radiofre- quency] procedure, I felt like I was 85 years old. Now, I am back to feeling my age [55], and I'm enjoying life — attending my son's football games for Mounds View High School under the fluorescent lights without feeling the sensory overload I had been experiencing," she says. At the Twin Cities Pain Clinic, provid-
ing patients like Theresa Perez with a comprehensive array of pain management
