Radiofrequency treatment has a beneficial role in reducing low back pain due to facet syndrome in octogenarians or older

Figures & data

Table 1 Results after radiofrequency treatment of 58 patients with facet syndrome pain

Posttreatment follow-up	Pain relief level, number of patients
	Pain-free	Good	Moderate	Total	No effect
1 month	13	22	8	43 (74%)	15 (26%)
3 month	9	21	8	38 (66%)	20 (34%)
6 month	7	18	8	33 (57%)	25 (43%)
12 month	5	15	10	30 (52%)	28 (48%)

Table 2 Mean visual analog scale scores before and after radiofrequency treatment of 58 patients with facet syndrome pain

Before treatment	Posttreatment follow-up
	1 month	3 months	6 months	12 months
8.8 (range 7–10)	4.3 (range 0–10)	4.5 (range 0–10)	5.2 (range 0–10)	5.4 (range 0–10)