Abstract:Objective:To investigate the clinical efficacy of pulse radiofrequency (PRF) in the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN).Methods:Ninety-three patients with cervical PHN who were admitted to the Department of Pain, Xuzhou Medical University Affiliated Hospital from 2018.01 to 2010.05 were randomly divided into drug treatment group (group C), nerve block group (group N),pulsed radiofrequency group (group R), 31 cases in each group. Visual analogue scale (VAS) and other related scales (SF-MPQ, SRSS, SAS, SDS) were recorded before treatment, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months after treatment. total effective treatment rate and remedial analgesic medication. Results:After treatment, the VAS scores of the three groups were lower than those before treatment, but in the R group, the pain relief lasted longer, and the R group and N patients had significantly less remedy for analgesia than C. Group (P < 0.05). In addition, the VAS, SF-MPQ, SRSS and other scales in the R and N groups were significantly lower than those in the C group (P<0.05). The total effective rates of the R, N, and C groups were 93%, 74%, and 26%, respectively. Conclusion: Pulsed radiofrequency, nerve block, and oral medication can alleviate pain in a certain degree, but PRF can relieve pain early, and can achieve a 50% pain relief in a higher percentage of patients, related complications (dizziness, The incidence of lethargy, nausea, etc. is also lower.