Reddit users' perspectives on radiofrequency ablation: A data analysis.

Objectives: Patients suffering from chronic pain use online platforms, such as Reddit, to engage in personal exchanges while maintaining anonymity. Analysis of comments and questions posted on these online forums provide unique insight into conversations that patients may be having outside of the physician's office regarding pain-relief procedures, specifically radiofrequency ablation (RFA).

Materials And Methods: Using the Python Reddit Application Programming Interface Wrapper, we identified and screened Reddit users' posts.