The Feasibility and Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided C2 Nerve Root Coblation for Cervicogenic Headache

• Published in: Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) Vol. 20; no. 6; pp. 1219 - 1226
• Main Authors: Wu, Baishan, Yue, Li, Sun, Fenglong, Gao, Shan, Liang, Bing, Tao, Tao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.06.2019
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Care and treatment; Catheter Ablation - methods; Catheter Ablation - standards; Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Cervical Vertebrae - surgery; Feasibility Studies; Follow-Up Studies; Headache; Headaches; Humans; Intervertebral discs; Medical records; Middle Aged; Pain; Pain Measurement - methods; Pain Measurement - standards; Post-Traumatic Headache - diagnostic imaging; Post-Traumatic Headache - surgery; Retrospective Studies; Spinal Nerve Roots - diagnostic imaging; Spinal Nerve Roots - surgery; Spinal Nerves - diagnostic imaging; Spinal Nerves - surgery; Spine (cervical); Treatment Outcome; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonography, Interventional - methods; Ultrasonography, Interventional - standards; Ultrasound; China; Coblation; C2 Spinal Nerve; Oblique Capitis Inferior; Ultrasound-Guided; Cervicogenic Headache

Abstract Objective The cervicogenic headache is a syndrome caused by dysfunction of the upper cervical spine and its component bony, disc, and/or soft tissue elements. The C2 nerve root may play a pivotal role in cervicogenic headache. In this retrospective study, we evaluated the feasibility and ef...