# Knee Pain Treatment Offers Lasting Relief

> 80% of patients report pain relief after genicular artery embolization procedure.
- Title: Knee Pain Treatment Offers Lasting Relief · Inc | Shortify
- Summary: 80% of patients report pain relief after genicular artery embolization procedure. Genicular artery embolization provides lasting knee pain relief for 80% of…
- Keywords: genicular artery embolization, knee pain, osteoarthritis, pain relief, minimally invasive procedure, radiology journal, florian nima fleckenstein, Inc
- Source: Inc — https://inc.com/esther-lian/knee-pain-drugs-steroid-shots-failed-after-procedure-80-percent-patients-reported-relief/91429922
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- Topics: genicular artery embolization, knee pain, osteoarthritis, pain relief, minimally invasive procedure, radiology journal, florian nima fleckenstein
## New Knee Pain Treatment
Scientists identified a promising treatment for people with chronic knee pain whose symptoms have not improved with pain medications or steroid injections.
## Procedure Details
A team at Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin found that genicular artery embolization (GAE) is a minimally invasive procedure associated with lasting relief from knee pain related to osteoarthritis.
## One-Year Results
After one year, the median pain score dropped from 7 to 3 on a 10-point scale among participants assessed in the study published in the peer-reviewed journal Radiology.
## Researcher Statement
For the right patient, it can mean lasting relief from a single, minimally invasive procedure, a meaningful new option between injections and joint replacement.

> For the right patient, it can mean lasting relief from a single, minimally invasive procedure, a meaningful new option between injections and joint replacement
## How It Works
GAE blocks abnormal blood vessels around the knee to reduce inflammation and pain, targeting abnormal hypervascularity around the joint to modulate the pathological neurovascular environment.
## Potential Benefits
GAE with resorbable microspheres may be the first procedure that alters the course of the disease, slowing its progression by reducing both inflammation and pain.
## Key takeaway

Genicular artery embolization provides lasting knee pain relief for 80% of patients with osteoarthritis who haven't responded to traditional treatments.