Applying electric current to nerve for chronic low back pain does not provide clinically important improvement

(The JAMA Network Journals) In three randomized trials, treatment of chronic low back pain with radiofrequency denervation, a procedure that can be performed with different techniques including the application of an electric current to the pain-conducting nerve, resulted in either no improvement or no clinically important improvement in chronic low back pain, according to a study published by JAMA.
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