I have bad knee arthritis. My doctor is suggesting a genicular nerve block. Is this a good idea? Will it fix the problem? -- ...

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most common elective surgeries in the United States, with 680,150 procedures performed in 2014, a number that is projected to increase by 189% to 1.28 ...

Results from a recent clinical trial published by Wiley in Arthritis & Rheumatology demonstrate that patients with knee osteoarthritis experience short term pain relief from genicular nerve blocks - ...

As knee replacement surgery becomes more common, more people know the difficulty of recovery. In order to avoid some of the pain and the associated medications that can cause nausea, more patients are ...

Single-shot femoral nerve blockades or continuous FNB plus patient-controlled analgesia is more effective than PCA alone for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty, according to a study published ...

I have bad knee arthritis. My doctor is suggesting a genicular nerve block. Is this a good idea? Will it fix the problem? — P.O.V. Answer: Chronic knee pain from osteoarthritis is a common problem in ...

Patients who underwent lower limb orthopedic surgery and received a single-shot femoral nerve block had an increased risk for falls during the early postoperative period. Recipients of a single-shot ...

I have bad knee arthritis. My doctor is suggesting a genicular nerve block. Is this a good idea? Will it fix the ...

I have bad knee arthritis. My doctor is suggesting a genicular nerve block. Is this a good idea? Will it fix the problem? — P.O.V.