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The key search phrases for identifying potentially relevant articles were (PRF AND joint) OR (PRF AND arthritis) OR (PRF AND arthropathy). The following inclusion criteria were applied for the selection of articles: (1) patients\u2019 pain was caused by joint disorders; (2) PRF stimulation was applied to manage joint\u2010origin pain; and (3) after PRF stimulation, follow\u2010up evaluation was performed to assess the reduction in pain intensity. Moreover, joints with more than 3 reported PRF studies were included in our review.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The primary literature search yielded 141 relevant papers. After reading their titles and abstracts and assessing their eligibility based on the full\u2010text articles, we finally included 34 publications in this review. Based on the positive therapeutic outcomes of previous studies, PRF stimulation seems to be an effective treatment for cervical and lumbar facet, sacroiliac, knee, and glenohumeral joint pain. PRF appears to be beneficial. 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