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This systematic review was conducted to synthesize the existing literature on procedures employing pRF or aRF for treating chronic shoulder pain.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Databases and Data Treatment<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>MEDLINE and other medical literature databases were reviewed up to 31 December 2019 for publications on pRF or aRF procedures on shoulder joint innervation to relieve chronic pain. Data on analgesic and functional outcomes measured at any time point following the interventions were extracted. Existing knowledge on innervation of the shoulder joint with relevance to RF procedures was also synthesized.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In all, 42 publications, 7 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and 35 observational studies, case series or reports were identified. Thirty\u2010six of these publications were on pRF procedure and 29 of these reported procedures exclusively targeting the suprascapular nerve. A meta\u2010analysis of the seven RCTs evaluating pRF indicated no analgesic benefit or functional improvement with this treatment over conventional medical management. Case series and reports on aRF indicate a potential for analgesic benefit but the quality of this evidence was low.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>RF treatments targeting the sensory innervation of the shoulder joint affected by degenerative conditions have the potential to reduce pain but the current evidence does not suggest analgesic or functional benefit (GRADE certainty of evidence\u2014low). Studies of high methodological quality are required to further investigate the role of these interventions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Significance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This is a comprehensive review of literature on pulsed (non\u2010ablative) and ablative radiofrequency (RF) procedures for chronic shoulder pain. The systematic review and meta\u2010analysis of 7 trials found that pulsed RF for chronic shoulder pain provided similar analgesia and functional improvement as conservative medical management at three months after the procedures. The case series and reports on ablative RF for shoulder pain indicate possible analgesic benefit but their quality was low. This review highlights the need for studies of a high quality on ablative RF treatments for chronic shoulder pain.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/ejp.1735","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,1,20]],"date-time":"2021-01-20T09:56:42Z","timestamp":1611136602000},"page":"986-1011","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":29,"title":["A systematic review and meta\u2010analysis of radiofrequency procedures on innervation to the shoulder joint for relieving chronic pain"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"25","author":[{"given":"Hemkumar","family":"Pushparaj","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management University Health Network\u2010Toronto Western Hospital and Women's College Hospital University of Toronto Toronto Ontario Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yasmine","family":"Hoydonckx","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management University Health Network\u2010Toronto Western Hospital and Women's College Hospital University of Toronto Toronto Ontario Canada"},{"name":"Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation University of Toronto Toronto Ontario Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nimish","family":"Mittal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation University Health Network\u2010Toronto Rehabilitation Institute University of Toronto Toronto Ontario Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Philip","family":"Peng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management University Health Network\u2010Toronto Western Hospital and Women's College Hospital University of Toronto Toronto Ontario Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Steven P.","family":"Cohen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine &amp; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Baltimore MD USA"},{"name":"Departments of Anesthesiology &amp; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda MD USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xingshan","family":"Cao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Design and Biostatistics Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Toronto Ontario Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anuj","family":"Bhatia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management University Health Network\u2010Toronto Western Hospital and Women's College Hospital University of Toronto Toronto Ontario Canada"},{"name":"Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation University of Toronto Toronto Ontario Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,2,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_8_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/17453674.2018.1563855"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.arthro.2004.11.003"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_4_1","first-page":"353","article-title":"Pain mapping for common shoulder disorders","volume":"40","author":"Bayam L.","year":"2011","journal-title":"American Journal of Orthopedics"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/AAP.0000000000000694"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/AAP.0000000000000414"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3109\/17453674.2014.987065"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/sae.12026"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3109\/03009748809105280"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_10_1","first-page":"147","article-title":"Pulsed mode radiofrequency wave therapy for the treatment of chronic shoulder pain","volume":"12","author":"Cannon A.","year":"2012","journal-title":"Pain Practice"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/AAP.0b013e3182204ec0"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_12_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.7863\/ultra.14.12042"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_13_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00701-010-0881-5"},{"issue":"45","key":"e_1_2_8_14_1","first-page":"1","article-title":"Consensus practice guidelines on interventions for lumbar facet joint pain from a multispecialty, international working group","volume":"2020","author":"Cohen S. 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