I have no idea who you are.
Good poinT. I posted my letter but then removed it.
Here are some articles since 2009 - more before that of course. I did list a few case series and reports, but there are WAY more. Also, I get publication bias as well so I am sure there are plenty of people that don't respond to pulsed.
However, the argument at hand - as set by you (and apparently agreed on by insurance companies and Bogduk) is that there is no literature to support the efficacy of pulsed RF. Also, maybe spoken or implied, is that there is literature claiming it doesn't work. The ONLY study Bogduk quotes show inferiority to high temp for lumbar medial branches - that is different than saying it doesn't work. I hope it feels good to agree with insurance companies that apparently don't know how to read.
Shanthanna, Harsha, et al. "Pulsed radiofrequency treatment of the lumbar dorsal root ganglion in patients with chronic lumbar radicular pain: a randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study." Journal of pain research 7 (2014): 47.
Van Boxem, Koen, et al. "Pulsed Radiofrequency for Chronic Intractable Lumbosacral Radicular Pain: A Six‐Month Cohort Study." Pain Medicine (2015).
Vigneri, Simone, et al. "Effectiveness of Pulsed Radiofrequency with Multifunctional Epidural Electrode in Chronic Lumbosacral Radicular Pain with Neuropathic Features." Pain physician 17.6 (2014): 477-486.
Chye, Cien-Leong, et al. "Pulsed radiofrequency treatment of articular branches of femoral and obturator nerves for chronic hip pain." Clinical interventions in aging 10 (2015): 569.
Wu, Yung-Tsan, et al. "Ultrasound-Guided Pulsed Radiofrequency Stimulation of the Suprascapular Nerve for Adhesive Capsulitis: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial." Anesthesia & Analgesia 119.3 (2014): 686-692.
Fang, Luo, et al. "Computerized tomography-guided sphenopalatine ganglion pulsed radiofrequency treatment in 16 patients with refractory cluster headaches: Twelve-to 30-month follow-up evaluations." Cephalalgia (2015): 0333102415580113.
Yang, Yuecheng, et al. "Efficacy of Pulsed Radiofrequency on Cervical 2-3 Posterior Medial Branches in Treating Chronic Migraine: A Randomized, Controlled, and Double-Blind Trial." Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2015).
Arai, Young‐Chang P., et al. "Dorsal Root Ganglion Pulsed Radiofrequency for the Management of Intractable Vertebral Metastatic Pain: A Case Series." Pain Medicine (2014).
Choi G, Ahn SH, Cho YW, Lee DG. Long-term effect of pulsed radiofrequency on chronic cervical radicular pain refractory to repeated transforaminal epidural steroid injections. Pain Med 2012;13:368–375
Brennan L, Fitzgerald J, McCrory C. The use of pulsed radiofrequency treatment for chronic benign pancreatitis pain. Pain Pract 2009;9:135–140
Philip CN, Candido KD, Joseph NJ, Crystal GJ. Successful treatment of meralgia paresthetica with pulsed radiofrequency of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. Pain Physician 2009;12:881–885.
Liliang PC, Lu K, Liang CL, et al. Pulsed radiofrequency lesioning of the suprascapular nerve for chronic shoulder pain: A preliminary report. Pain Med 2009;10:70–75
Misra S, Ward S, Coker C. Pulsed radiofrequency for chronic testicular pain—A preliminary report. Pain Med 2009;10:673–678.
Halim W, Chua NH, Vissers KC. Long-term pain relief in patients with cervicogenic headaches after pulsed radiofrequency application into the lateral atlantoaxial (C1-2) joint using an anterolateral approach. Pain Pract 2010;10:267–271.
Tsou HK, Chao SC, Wang CJ, et al. Percutaneous pulse radiofrequency applied to the L2 dorsal root ganglion for the treatment of chronic low-back-pain: 3 year experience. J Neurosurg Spine 2010;12:190–196
Kang KN, Park IK, Suh JH, Leem JG, Shin JW. Ultrasound-guided pulsed radiofrequency lesioning of the phrenic nerve in a patient with intractable hiccup. Korean J Pain 2010;23:198–201
Restrepo-Garces CE, Marinov A, McHardy P, Faclier G, Avila A. Pulsed radiofrequency under ultrasound guidance for persistent stump-neuroma pain. Pain Pract 2010;11:98–102.
West M, Wu H. Pulsed radiofrequency ablation for residual and phantom limb pain: A case series. Pain Pract 2010;10:485–491
Eyigor C, Eyigor S, Korkmaz OK, Uyar M. Intra-articular corticosteroid injections versus pulsed radiofrequency in painful shoulder: A prospective, randomized, single-blinded study. Clin J Pain 2010;26:386–392.
Nguyen M, Wilkes D. Pulsed radiofrequency V2 treatment and intranasal sphenopalatine ganglion block: A combination therapy for atypical trigeminal neuralgia. Pain Pract 2010;10:370–374
Zhang J, Shi DS, Wang R. Pulsed radiofrequency of the second cervical ganglion (C2) for the treatment of cervicogenic headache. J Headache Pain 2011;12:569–571.
Van Boxem K, van Bilsen J, de Meij N, et al. Pulsed Radiofrequency treatment adjacent to lumbar dorsal root ganglion for treatment of lumbosacral radicular syndrome: A clinical audit. Pain Med 2011;12:1322–1330.
Fowler IM, Tucker AA, Mendez RJ. Treatment of meralgia paresthetica with ultrasound-guided pulsed radiofrequncy ablation of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. Pain Pract 2012;12:394–398.
Rehman SU, Khan MZ, Hussain R, Jamshed A. Pulsed radiofrequency modulation for lingual neuralgia. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2012;50:e4–e5.
Pattnaik, Manorama. "Pulsed Radiofrequency of the Composite Nerve Supply to the Knee Joint as a New Technique for Relieving Osteoarthritic Pain: A Preliminary Report." Pain physician 17 (2014): 493-506.
Chon, Jin Young, et al. "Pulsed radiofrequency under ultrasound guidance for the tarsal tunnel syndrome: two case reports." Journal of anesthesia 28.6 (2014): 924-927.
Ye, Le, et al. "A Comparative Efficacy Evaluation of Ultrasound‐Guided Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment in the Gastrocnemius in Managing Plantar Heel Pain: A Randomized and Controlled Trial." Pain Medicine 16.4 (2015): 782-790.
I found one case report that was negative.
Bendersky, Damián Claudio, Santiago Matias Hem, and Claudio Gustavo Yampolsky. "Unsuccessful Pulsed Radiofrequency of the Sphenopalatine Ganglion in Patients with Chronic Cluster Headache and Subsequent Successful Thermocoagulation." Pain Practice (2015).