Radiofrequency is Superior to Laser

Online, January 25, 2010 (Newswire.com) - It is estimated that 1 in 10 people suffer from neck or back pain. They often languish from a never-ending assortment of throbbing hurts that jeopardizes their quality of life. Eight in 10 Americans, between the ages of 20 and 45, have suffered from some form of back pain.

And while there is a seemingly limitless array of temporary remedies, ranging from physical therapy to anti-inflammatory medication, science now introduces enduring hope for people living with pain.

"We're a relatively new field. Very few people know and understand what we are doing," says Dr. Lawrence Gorfine of Palm Beach Spine & Pain Institute. Dr. Gorfine and Dr. Douglas MacLear, both Board Certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and are achieving remarkable success with highly specific modern and minimally invasive procedures. Their pioneering techniques eliminate pain at its source by isolating and treating the true cause of the pain.
Their breakthrough processes accurately identify the source of the problem and utilize Radiofrequency (RF), rather than Laser to eliminate the pain.

"What is especially attractive about these procedures is that surgical openings are not needed as they are for Laser procedures. Less tissue burning, complications and pain occurs with Radiofrequency," said Dr. MacLear. "The patient's pain is eliminated without the need of a surgical incision and the placement of a large tube and fiber optic devices into the patient. This allows the person to quickly return to a normal level of activity. We avoid major surgery. The patient is in and out in 2 hours. We treat all patients suffering back and neck pain. Some people are over 55 years of age with degenerative changes in their spine and suffering from spinal stenosis. However, Palm Beach Spine & Pain Institute is especially well known for the treatment of accident victims, including sports injuries, motor vehicle accidents, slip and fall and work-related injuries of both the young and old occurring on the job."

"We had one patient who had been racing mountain bikes," said Dr. Gorfine. "He was in a horizontal position when he fell 12 feet. Off to the hospital he went, where they found a fractured spinal bone. A month later, he was still hurting and he came to my office. We found that his fractured bone had healed, but in addition to the fracture, he had injured a small joint in his spine. We ended up numbing the nerves to the joint. He's back out on mountain bikes and performing his regular activities. With this new technology, we can now fix the pain - and he did not need surgery!"

Society is accustomed to having patients go to an orthopedic doctor who sends the patient to physical therapy. PT can last for a month or longer. "It can often be a long process before we start helping these people, and a waste of precious time" Dr. Gorfine adds. "A delay in treatment is not good for the patient. If you get the swelling and irritation to go away quickly, you have a better chance of permanent success. Chronic inflammation will damage a joint and cause the individual to experience pain and joint dysfunction indefinitely. We encourage people in pain to quickly come here first."

Back and neck pain sufferers are not alone. The new, minimally-invasive Radiofrequency procedures are also effective for other injuries and are helpful treating medical problems such as sciatica, herniated discs, neurothapies and reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD or CRPS).