The other portion of the video is a response to a question from Trisha in Arkansas about a procedure called radio frequency ablation, or RFA. RFA can be used to treat several painful conditions- but it is not for everyone. Typically, it seems to be most useful for radicular conditions (radiating pain along the length of a nerve)- although many of the physicians doing it will tell you it is useful beyond that relatively small group of pain sufferers. In any case, it seems to be a far less invasive alternative to all out back surgery. I will be posting an interview with a physician who does dozens of these procedures each week in the not too distant future.

Thanks for stopping by!

-Andy

View of the Roman Encampment from the top of Mt. Masada, Negev Desert, Israel.