Marked Response to Radio-frequency Hyperthermia in a Patient Having Back Pain with No Evidence of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Abnormalities

The patient was a 63-year-old man who had back pain with no evidence of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) abnormalities. He had never suffered from cancer. When 50-55 min radio-frequency hyperthermia sessions were administered every other day, the pain showed gradual alleviation as heat was applied....

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Published inThermal Medicine Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 131 - 133
Main Authors KUROSAKI, HIROMASA, MORI, SHINJI, TAKAHASHI, KENJI
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japanese Society for Thermal Medicine 20.12.2010
Subjects
back pain
radio-frequency hyperthermia
thermal therapy
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Summary:The patient was a 63-year-old man who had back pain with no evidence of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) abnormalities. He had never suffered from cancer. When 50-55 min radio-frequency hyperthermia sessions were administered every other day, the pain showed gradual alleviation as heat was applied. By the end of the 4th session, the pain had completely disappeared. The effect persisted for 5 months.
ISSN:1882-2576
1882-3750
DOI:10.3191/thermalmed.26.131