Knee

Knee Pain & Arthritis

Arthritic knee pain — including for patients who want to avoid or can't have replacement.

Understanding it

For knee arthritis, genicular nerve blocks and radiofrequency ablation quiet the sensory nerves around the knee — a powerful option for patients who aren't ready for replacement, aren't surgical candidates, or still hurt after surgery. The diagnostic block tells us in advance how well ablation is likely to work.

When to seek care

If knee pain limits walking and injections into the joint have stopped helping — or surgery isn't an option — nerve-targeted treatment is worth evaluating.

How Dr. Iyer treats it