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Dr. Hammad Usmani and his team carried out the successful trial of radiofrequency lesioning of facet joints for patients suffering from back pain at Pain Clinic OPD of the Department of Anaesthesiology, J. N. Medical College Hospital, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. This trial was made by the radiofrequency machine brought by Mr. Naveen from the Advanced Neurostimulation System (ANS), New Delhi. With the availability of radiofrequency system in future, patients suffering from various painful conditions i.e. cervical pain, back pain, trigeminal neuralgia, neuropathic pain, complex pain syndromes and cancer pain will be managed with this most advanced system for the management of different painful conditions. The technique will not only make the treatment of pain problems more effective, it will also prove to be cost effective for the patients as well as decrease the side effects of excessive use of analgesic drugs. This is a totally non pharmacological system where the patient is managed with minimum or no drugs. After this successful trial, Principal and Chief medical superintendent J. N. Medical College Hospital, Prof. Ashraf Mallik praise the Chairman, Department of Anaesthesiology Prof. M. M. H. Siddiqi, Prof. S. Bano, Consultant in Pain Clinic Dr. Hammad Usmani and all faculty members of the Department for their efforts and expressed his whole hearted support to procure the machine at the earliest for the benefit of patients. |
