What should you know about a Stryker radiofrequency generator?

The generator is connected to a needle-like probe positioned near a targeted nerve or tissue. The clinician monitors the procedure and applies energy according to the planned settings. The aim is to change pain signalling from a carefully selected target; it does not repair every cause of back or joint pain.

The equipment is used as part of [Radiofrequency Ablation](/treatments/spine-care/radiofrequency-ablation/). The broader technology is described in [Radiofrequency Generator](/technology/radiofrequency-generator/). Whether this approach fits depends on the suspected pain source, examination, imaging, previous treatments, and diagnostic response when used.

Tell the clinic about blood-thinning medicines, allergies, pregnancy, implanted electrical devices, infection, and difficulty lying in the required position. Confirm whether you need to pause food or medicines and arrange transport if sedation is planned. Ask how long to protect the treated area and when normal activity may resume.

Call the treating service for increasing redness, drainage, fever, worsening pain, or new weakness or numbness after the procedure. Seek urgent care for severe breathing trouble, chest pain, fainting, or rapidly worsening neurological symptoms. Temporary soreness can occur, but your discharge instructions should guide what is expected.

Ask: Which nerve or tissue is being targeted? What evidence from my examination supports this choice? Will sedation be used? How will the probe position be checked? What alternatives are available, and how will you judge whether the treatment helped?