Anesthesiology

Areas of Anesthesia include but are not limited to the following:

• General Anesthesia
• Monitored Anesthesia Care
• IV Sedation
• Regional Anesthesia
• Eye Blocks
• Pain Management(Epidural Steroid Injections)
• Coolief* Procedure for Pain Management

COOLIEF is a radiofrequency treatment, also called an R-T. It uses cooled radiofrequency energy to safely, directly and accurately target the knee’s sensory nerves, blocking the nerve paths that send pain signals to the brain. It’s the first and only R-T that’s FDA-cleared for osteoarthritic knee pain and chronic anterior knee pain. COOLIEF is not a steroid, nor opioid. It is a minimally-invasive outpatient procedure with quick recovery times. And it can provide pain relief up to twelve to eighteen months with improved mobility and physical function.

The RF energy creates a treatment area that safely deactivates the pain-causing sensory nerves, while leaving motor nerves intact to preserve function. The COOLIEF radiofrequency generator transmits a small current of thermal energy through a water-cooled electrode placed within the knee’s tissue. COOLIEF is the only currently known thermal RF system using water-cooled technology to safely ablate difficult-to-reach nerves.

If you suffer from chronic knee, shoulder or back pain, ask your primary provider if the Coolief Procedure at NCK Medical Center is an option for you.