Sinergy Cooled RF System (Kimberly-Clark Health Care) shows benefits for patients with Sacroiliac Joint Pain in the Lower Back

Results from a randomized controlled trial on the use of the Sinergy Cooled Radiofrequency System, from Kimberly-Clark Health Care, to treat Sacroiliac Joint (SIJ) Pain in the Lower Back have been published in the March edition of Pain Medicine. At the three-month follow-up, those patients treated with cooled radiofrequency showed significant improvements in pain, disability and quality of life outcomes. The durability of the relief was maintained at the nine-month follow-up where 59 percent of treated subjects achieved treatment success. Dr Nilesh Patel of Advanced Pain Management in Green Bay, Wis., led the study which enrolled 51 patients with 34 in the treatment group and 17 in the sham group. The Sinergy Cooled RF System is intended to target and treat the pain-generating nerves in the lower back and buttock region that may be responsible for Sacroiliac Joint Pain. Internally cooled, RF electrodes have been applied in pain medicine to overcome the challenges of capturing diffused or inconsistently located target structures through larger lesion formation. The treatment approach can greatly reduce low back pain and potentially even eliminate it.see Pain Med. 2012 Feb 2. doi: 10.1111/j.1526 4637.2012.01328.x. [Epub ahead of print] "A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy of Lateral Branch Neurotomy for Chronic Sacroiliac Joint Pain." Patel N, Gross A, Brown L, Gekht G.