Abstract:Objective: To compare the efficacy of thin silver needle heat conduction combined with ozone injection and nerve root pulsed radiofrequency in the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). Methods: Eighty patients with PHN from January 2018 to November 2019 in the Pain Department of China-Japan Friendship Hospital were selected and randomly equally allocated to thin silver needle heat conduction combined with ozone injection group (Group S ) and nerve root pulsed radiofrequency group (Group R ). Visual analogue scale (VAS), Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS), Quality of Life Index (QL-index) and overall efficacy were observed preoperatively, 1 hour, 3 months and 6 months postoperatively. Results: Preoperative VAS, AIS, and QL-index scores were not statistically different between the two groups (P>0.05), and the VAS and AIS scores were significantly lower, the QL-index score was significantly higher at 1 hour, 3 months, and 6 months postoperatively than the preoperative baseline value (P<0.01). The VAS and AIS scores were not statistically different between the two groups at 1 hour postoperatively (P>0.05), but which in Group S was significantly lower than Group R at 3 and 6 months postoperatively (P<0.05). There were no statistical differences in QL-index score and overall effective rate between the two groups at each time point (P>0.05). Conclusion: Thin silver needle heat conduction combined with ozone injection and nerve root pulsed radiofrequency were both effective in treating PHN, but the former resulted in a higher recovery rate.