| Summary: | Objective: This study aims to evaluate the pain and clinical evolution of patients with shoulder pain with
cooled radiofrequency ablation (CRFA).
Methodology: A cohort prospective study of patients with shoulder pain for >3 months. All patients included
were treated with CRFA in the sensitive innervation around the shoulder (lateral pectoral, suprascapular
nerve, axillary nerve), and were followed for 24 weeks. Pain was evaluated with the visual analog scale, while
clinical evolution was evaluated with several scales of shoulder function.
Results: Fifteen patients were included. All patients improved significantly the pain during the time of the
study. The clinical function of the shoulder shows a significant improvement during the 24 weeks of follow
up.
Conclusions: CRFA is a medical procedure that helps to improve pain and function related to shoulder pain
independently of the primary pathology in the shoulder
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