If you have osteoarthritis of the knee, you may wonder which activities are safe, which will cause you pain and which will bring relief. This guide from the Texas Knee Institute highlights the dos and don’ts of arthritis knee pain relief.

Exercise for Arthritis Knee Pain Relief

While some forms of exercise can help ease knee osteoarthritis pain. Unfortunately, exercise could also cause pain or even worsen your condition if you don’t take the proper precautions. Before beginning any exercise program, be aware of your current state of joint health and pain levels, so you can track any discomfort that may be associated with new movements. Also, be sure to clear new workout routine with your healthcare provider. Then, when you’re ready to get moving:

Do

• Move joints gently. Daily stretching and low-impact workouts such as progressive strength training, biking, walking or swimming are all ideal for lubricating joints and preserving mobility.  They can also help build muscles to support your movement, taking pressure off your joints.
• Focus on form. Meeting with a physical therapist can help you move in ways that protect your joint health.
• Look into gait retraining. A new study reveals that learning to walk in ways that take pressure off your knee can help you delay or avoid the need for knee replacement surgery. Specifically, researchers focused on readjusting the angle of the foot for knee osteoarthritis sufferers, reducing joint pain and disease progression over the course of the full year of the clinical trial.
• Practice targeted activation. This move may offer relief: place a tennis ball between the heels of your feet, keeping it place while you raise your heels. By doing so multiple times each day you can reduce joint pain and improve mobility and stability.
• Listen to your body. Make sure to rest if you feel fatigued or experience any discomfort. 

Don’t

Engage in high impact activities, or workouts that involve lots of jumping. Steer clear of repetitive motions as well, since they can place too much pressure on your knee joints.

Lifestyle Measures

Changes in the way you live may help manage arthritis pain and prevent disease progression.

Do

• Manage your weight, since carrying extra weight puts excess pressure on your knee joints, contributing to or even worsening osteoarthritis symptoms.
  
  
• Consider massage, as it can temporarily relieve pain and stiffness. Just be sure your massage therapist is aware of your condition, and clear your treatments with your healthcare provider.

Don’t

Light up. When you smoke, you cause stress to your connective tissues. This can worsen osteoarthritis symptoms, so now’s the time to quit if you haven’t already.

Medications for Knee Pain Relief

Early-stage osteoarthritis of the knee may be manageable with medication.

Do

Look for over-the-counter options such as Tylenol, Aleve or Advil for occasional pain relief, making sure you’ve cleared your choice with a healthcare provider to be sure it’s safe for you and doesn’t interact with any other medications you may be taking. You may also look for topical joint pain relievers that contain capsaicin.

.Don’t

Avoid overuse of pain medication, since even over the counter pain relievers can cause dangerous side effects when taken in high doses for extended periods of time. If you are not able to find knee pain relief with the occasional support of medication, it may be time to start exploring a knee procedure that will provide longer lasting relief.

Lasting Relief in Houston and Dallas

When you’re ready for an arthritis treatment that goes beyond lifestyle changes or medication, Genicular Artery Embolization (GAE) can offer knee pain relief without surgery. For many patients, this option can also help preserve mobility and prevent disease progression, while allowing you to delay or avoid a total knee replacement. Explore your candidacy for GAE by requesting a consultation requesting a consultation requesting a consultation at the Texas Knee Institute.

When you have knee pain due to arthritis, your doctor may suggest trying osteoarthritis knee exercises. While there is no cure for arthritis, regular exercise can help manage stiffness and preserve mobility. However, for more lasting relief, you may need to seek medical intervention.

What are the best osteoarthritis knee exercises?

While While exercise can't cure arthritis, it can help you build strength, move with greater ease and knee relieve pain. Regular exercise can also help you maintain a healthy weight, improve your balance and even sleep better at night. Now, before starting a new exercise routine, make sure to clear your proposed activities with a doctor. Then, consider trying some or all of these osteoarthritis knee exercises:

• Daily stretching
  
• Weight-bearing activities with resistance bands, hand weights or weighted machines, ideally performed every other day
  
• Moderate, joint-friendly cardiovascular exercises such as swimming, walking or biking. In fact, this study, which reviewed 217 trials including more than 15,000 patient, reveals that these three exercises are the best way to reduce pain and improve gait, function and quality of life when you have knee osteoarthritis. The authors conclude that aerobic exercise should be considered “a first line intervention for knee osteoarthritis management, particularly when the aim is to improve functional capacity and reduce pain." 
  
• Yoga or tai chi routines that can help improve balance and posture while reducing tension

Knee Osteoarthritis Stretches

Stretching your hamstrings each day can preserve flexibility while improving your joint range of motion. It can also help with knee pain relief or prevention. To start, warm up your body by walking for about five minutes. Next, lie down flat and loop a strap or bedsheet around one of your feet. Gently use the sheet to help pull your leg straight, holding the position for at least 20 seconds. Give yourself a break and repeat on your first leg before switching to your other one. You can also support your knee health by stretching your calf muscles. Begin by holding onto a chair to keep your balance. Now, bend one leg and step back with the other, straightening it slowly and carefully behind you. Move your heel toward the floor until you feel a nice stretch in the back of the back leg. Hold the position for at least 20 seconds and then switch sides.

Adding these stretches to your daily routine, in combination with gentle exercises, can help you maintain mobility, even when you’re living with knee osteoarthritis. Just be sure to take care with movement, so you don’t cause yourself pain or worsen any joint damage.

Tips for exercising with osteoarthritis of the knee

When you are beginning a new exercise routine and dealing with the pain of osteoarthritis in your knee, start slow and listen to your body. If working out with a trainer or taking a group fitness class, make sure to inform the instructor about your arthritis. And always listen to your body: stop and rest if any exercise causes you pain.

Additionally, any osteoarthritis knee exercises should be low impact. Before exercising, apply 20 minutes of gentle heat (warm towels or a warm shower both work) to your affected joints. And, after completing a workout, ice your joints for up to 20 minutes to address any possible swelling.

Non-surgical relief for knee osteoarthritis

If you're hoping to manage your pain with osteoarthritis knee exercises, you'd probably like to avoid surgery. And, even when lifestyle measures fail to manage your arthritis-related knee pain, you can find meaningful relief with Genicular Artery Embolization (GAE) in Texas.

This minimally invasive procedure relieves pain and inflammation and helps you delay or avoid knee replacement surgery. Performed by our interventional radiologists in Houston and Dallas, GAE may also help prevent disease progression for arthritis patients. Ready to see if you're a candidate for GAE? Click here to request an appointment Click here to request an appointment Click here to request an appointment today!

For people living with knee osteoarthritis, many daily activities—even getting around the house—can be a source of pain. Now a study has revealed that changing the way you walk can deliver significant knee pain relief. Here’s what you need to know.

Walk Your Way to Knee Pain Relief

A new study published in the journal The Lancet Rheumatology has revealed that you can reduce knee pain by changing your walking gait. Moreover, you can take enough pressure off your knee joint to delay its deterioration, possibly delaying knee replacement surgery—or avoiding it altogether!

For the purpose of this study, researchers at the University of Utah, NYU and Stanford University worked with 68 participants with knee osteoarthritis in its early stages. Half of the group was taught to change the angle of their feet when walking, point them in or out by about 5 to 10 degrees during movement. (Each participant’s ideal position was slightly different, and researchers worked with the people in this group to find their perfect placement. In their first two visits, those participants walked on a pressure-sensitive treadmill, recorded with motion-capture cameras to capture their gait mechanics. This feedback helped researchers decide if the participants should turn their toes inward or outward during movement, and whether they should choose an adjustment of 5 or 10 degrees.) The other half of the group was taught a different technique that did not change their foot alignment during walking.  

Once the participants found their ideal foot angle, they were came back to the lab to practice that gate for a 6-week period, using biofeedback to help them maintain their ideal foot angle when walking on the specialized treadmill. After the 6-week training period, they were told to practice the new movement pattern for at least 20 minutes each day, until it became natural.

The volunteers were trained for six weeks and were encouraged to practise their new gait for at least 20 minutes a day and until it started to feel natural.

After a year, patients were asked to self-report on their perceived knee pain relief. They also received MRIs to determine how the change in gait impacted joint deterioration. And here’s what they found. Lead author Scott Ulrich said, “The reported decrease in pain [for those who changed their gait] over the placebo group was somewhere between what you’d expect from an over-the-counter medication, like ibuprofen, and a narcotic, like oxycontin. With the MRIs, we also saw slower degradation of a marker of cartilage health in the intervention group, which was quite exciting.” Ultimately, he concluded, “Especially for people in their 30’s, 40’s, or 50’s, osteoarthritis could mean decades of pain management before they’re recommended for a joint replacement. This intervention could help fill that large treatment gap.”

Knee Pain Relief Without Joint Replacement

At the Texas Knee Institute, we are thrilled to offer patients non-surgical treatments to relieve the pain of knee osteoarthritis. Currently, the researchers of this study are working to streamline the gait-retraining so that it can be deployed clinically. But that doesn’t mean you’ll need to undergo invasive surgery if you want pain relief right now. Instead, we encourage you to contact our team contact our team contact our team and request a consultation. When you come into one of our seven Texas locations, we can review your candidacy for Genicular Artery Embolization (GAE) a minimally-invasive procedure that relieves osteoarthritis knee pain, helping you delay or avoid knee replacement surgery!   

There are many different causes of knee pain. Sometimes, it’s hard to know what’s causing your discomfort—but that can get in the way of finding relief. Want to find the right treatment for your needs? Here’s how to figure out what’s causing your knee pain.

What’s Causing My Knee Pain: Questions to Ask?

When you want to determine the cause of pain in the knee, there are three categories to examine:

1. The type of knee pain.
2. The location of discomfort.
3. Symptoms accompanying the discomfort.

Now, let’s take a closer look at each of these areas.

Different Types of Pain

Some pains are sharp and stabbing. Or, you may only experience knee pain when you perform a certain movement or activity. In both cases, this type of discomfort is typically associated with an injury. If, however, your pain is dull and achy, and more likely to worsen after activity, that could be a sign of knee osteoarthritis.

Knee Pain Location

If your pain seems to originate from deep within your joint, that suggests arthritis is causing your discomfort. But if your pain manifests when you moving from side to side, or if the pain runs over the front of your knee, you could be dealing with an injury. In such cases, seeing your doctor for additional screenings could help you detect damage to ligaments or tendons in the knee.

Additional Symptoms

If you’re having difficulty bearing weight on the affected knee, or your knee feels unstable—like it might buckle—you are likely dealing with a knee injury. But if you have symptoms such as swelling around the joint, stiffness after long periods of inactivity, or limits on your range of motion, knee osteoarthritis could be to blame. And, if that’s the case, you may be able to find knee pain relief at the Texas Knee Institute.

Non-Surgical Treatment for Osteoarthritis Knee Pain

Our interventional radiologists are proud to treat knee osteoarthritis with GAE, or genicular artery embolization. This minimally invasive procedure relieves pain and improves knee function by reducing inflammation in the lining of your knee. It is a great option for individuals who wish to delay or avoid knee replacement surgery, or for those who can’t tolerate such an invasive procedure. You can learn more about this treatment option and explore your candidacy by contacting our team to request a consultation request a consultation request a consultation at one of our seven locations in Texas.

As you age, your knees may wear down. In other words, the older you are, the more likely it is that you've sustained damage to your cartilage (smooth tissue located between your bones.) This allows osteoarthritis to attack your knees, leading to pain, stiffness and mobility limits. But this kind of wear and tear is not exclusive to older adults—in fact, it can affect you at any age, especially if you are an athlete like Eli Artemakis, a young ultimate frisbee player whose debilitating knee pain was leaving him considering invasive procedures to find relief.

Once, knee surgery was the only way to relieve osteoarthritis-related knee pain. Today, however, patients can find relief without undergoing knee replacement surgery.

How can you treat osteoarthritis of the knee without surgery? After exhausting options like over-the-counter medications, patients can now find relief from the GAE knee procedure we offer at the Texas Knee Institute, also known as genicular artery embolization. And it doesn’t just work for osteoarthritis, either—in fact, Artemakis underwent this exact same procedure to relieve his pain, which was caused by a condition known as ‘jumper’s knee.’

Want to avoid surgery and put knee pain behind you? Here’s what you need to know about this minimally invasive treatment option.

Understanding the GAE Knee Procedure

Instead of targeting your cartilage, like older arthritis treatments, GAE addresses inflammation surrounding your knee joint.

But how does it fight inflammation? Well, the knees are lined by synovium, a kind of connective tissue that receives its blood supply from six genicular arteries. As such, we can reduce that inflammation by reducing blood flow to the synovium—via the GAE procedure.

Put simply, our interventional radiologists use guided 3D imaging to find inflamed areas of the synovium. Then, they insert a small catheter into the artery, guiding it to those spots. Next, they inject small particles that reduce arterial blood flow, in turn reducing inflammation to provide pain relief.

Plus, when you choose the GAE knee procedure, you can avoid an overnight hospital stay. While you will have to reduce activity levels for several days following your procedure, the recovery is easier than post-surgical recoveries. In fact, most patients resume normal activity levels just days after genicular artery embolization.

Additional Benefits

GAE recovery does not usually leave patients requiring serious pain medications. However, it is not a cure for osteoarthritis, as it does not restore or repair knee cartilage. Instead, it may delay osteoarthritis progression while providing effective pain relief and improving mobility. As such, this procedure helps many patients delay or avoid knee replacement surgery entirely.

Ready to see if genicular artery embolization is your ideal alternative to knee replacement surgery? Click here to request an appointment Click here to request an appointment Click here to request an appointment at our Texas Knee Institute. When you come in to one of our seven convenient locations, we will determine if you're a candidate for GAE.

If you've been suffering with osteoarthritis of the knee, but want less invasive pain relief, you may be searching for knee replacement alternatives. Thankfully, due to advancements in the medical field, there are many ways to relieve your pain without surgery. Here are the procedures your need to know about.

Knee replacement alternatives: genicular artery embolization (GAE)

GAE is one of newest treatment options if you're seeking non-surgical knee replacement alternatives. Performed by our Interventional Radiologists at the Texas Knee Institute, this procedure works by restricting blood flow to the inflamed lining of your affected knee(s). Afterward, inflammation reduces, reducing or eliminating your knee pain. In fact, this 2020 study revealed that the procedure effectively reduces moderate to severe knee pain caused by osteoarthritis. Plus, by choosing to undergo GAE, you may prevent arthritis progression and help preserve your mobility.

Metformin for OA Knee Pain

New research from Monash University reveals that taking the diabetes drug Metformin can reduce osteoarthritis knee pain in overweight or obese individuals, helping delay the need for early knee replacement surgery. In a clinical trial including 107 participants, those who received up to 2000mg of the medication each day reported significant knee pain relief compared to those in the placebo group. So, while the study will have to be repeated with a larger sample size, lead researcher Professor Flavia Cicuttini concluded that the drug should be further investigated as another knee replacement alternative. She said, “Patient dissatisfaction with knee replacements is already high at between 20-30 per cent, even when the operation is technically perfect. Dissatisfaction rates are highest when the operation is done for early knee OA... The best outcome for patients is to delay the knee replacements until it is absolutely needed.”

Nerve Stimulation Under Investigation for OA Pain Relief

As the quest for effective knee replacement alternatives, researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso are studying the use of non-invasive, in-ear stimulation of the vagus nerve to relieve arthritis pain. In early trials involving 30 adults, this treatment provided clinically-significant relief for 37% of participants, without any significant side effects. While researchers acknowledged that the reported relief could be due to the placebo effect, they were excited about exploring this treatment option further, since it is entirely non-invasive.

Injections to Relieve Osteoarthritis Knee Pain

Other knee replacement alternatives involve injections to your affected joint area. Some physicians recommend injecting hyaluronic acid to your inflamed knee joint, in order to reduce pain by lubricating the area and offering additional shock absorption. However, due to limited research on its effectiveness, the Arthritis Foundation does not currently endorse this treatment option.

Another option making headlines is dextrose solution injections for osteoarthritis knee pain. Touted as a form of regenerative medicine due to its potential to reduce pain and stiffness by directing healing blood flow to your knee, this option also lacks research on its effectiveness. As such, it is also not endorsed by the Arthritis Foundation.

Finally, for patients with mild to moderate arthritis knee pain, Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injections may provide Knee Pain Relief and improve mobility for up to one year. The treatment works by injecting the platelet-rich portion of your own blood into your affected knee, helping promote healing and healthy new cell growth. While patient reported results are positive, we still lack scientific research into the safety and efficacy of this knee replacement alternative.

Scientifically Backed Knee Replacement Alternatives

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Osteoarthritis is a progressive condition. In its early stages, many people can manage discomfort and slow progression with lifestyle measures, including osteoarthritis knee exercises. Until recently, doctors believed that strength-based exercises would deliver the best results for patients with knee osteoarthritis. But now, thanks to a new study, we know that yoga provides just as much benefit to your joints. Plus, it may provide added benefits, such as stress management, that will contribute to your general well-being.

Strength Exercises vs Yoga for Knee Pain Relief

When you have knee osteoarthritis, you may experience symptoms such as pain, stiffness and limits on mobility. Despite being so different, both yoga and strength exercises are known to help manage knee pain due to osteoarthritis. But it wasn’t clear whether one form of movement offered superior relief, so researchers set out to conduct a study comparing the relative benefits of each workout. Here’s what they found.

Over the course of this 24-week study, 117 Australian patients were randomly assigned to manage their osteoarthritis knee pain with a yoga program or a strength training regimen. For the first 12 weeks, participants in both groups engaged in three weekly training sessions—two were supervised, one was conducted at home, independently. Then, for the last 12 weeks of the study, all three of their weekly workouts were conducted at home, without supervision. At the end of the study, both groups of patients reported an almost identical reduction in knee pain. As such, researchers suggested that doctors should integrate yoga for knee pain relief into clinical practice, providing complimentary benefits alongside strength training exercises.

When to See a Doctor for Knee Osteoarthritis

Lifestyle measures such as strength training and yoga for knee pain relief are most effective when osteoarthritis is in its early stages. However, when disease progression worsens your symptoms, or begins to impact your mobility, lifestyle measures alone may not provide sufficient relief. At that stage, you may wish to explore Genicular Artery Embolization, the GAE knee procedure that delivers knee pain relief without the need for surgery. You can start to explore your candidacy for this treatment option by requesting a consultation requesting a consultation requesting a consultation at one of the Texas Knee Institute’s seven convenient locations.

Can non-surgical treatment for knee pain relieve the discomfort of osteoarthritis? Many people suffer from the discomfort of osteoarthritis of the knee. And they want relief, but they would prefer to avoid surgery. Or, their bodies can't tolerate such an invasive surgery. But how effective can the relief be if you avoid total knee replacement? Here's what you need to know.

Effectiveness of Non-Surgical Treatment for Knee Pain

In the past, non-surgical treatment options for osteoarthritis pain involved management with lifestyle changes and medication. And, while these methods were effective for those with mild to moderate arthritis pain, those with more serious conditions would need to explore surgery for relief, or choose to live with the pain, stiffness and limits on mobility.

Recently, the drug company Novartis conducted a clinical trial for an injectable medication that would help deliver knee pain relief for osteoarthritis patients. Unfortunately, they have just announced the trial’s determination because the medication was not delivering sufficient relief.

Luckily, there are still other options if you want to fight arthritis pain and avoid surgery, including minimally invasive procedures such as Genicular Artery Embolization. And, according to research presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's annual meeting, the procedure delivers significant pain reduction for those with knee pain caused by osteoarthritis. Moreover, the first-of-its-kind study revealed that the procedure is particularly effective for adults aged 50 and older.

In revealing these results, Dr. Kaitlin Carrato of MedStar Georgetown University Hospital said, "We know this treatment has clear benefits in reducing pain and improving the ability to do everyday activities for patients. But now that we know it's particularly helpful for those over 50 years old, it may mean that those with chronic pain conditions, like arthritis, would benefit more from this treatment than patients suffering acute pain, such as an injury."

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Knee osteoarthritis can cause debilitating symptoms such as pain, stiffness, swelling and limits on your range of motion. Now, this degenerative disease is a problem for men and women, affecting close to 365 million people worldwide. Often associated with aging, recent studies reveal that—for women—menopause is causing women to be disproportionately impacted by this degenerative condition. Here’s what you need to know.  

Knee Osteoarthritis in Post-Menopausal Women

In this study, researchers scoured the 2021 Global Burden of Disease study, looking for notable health trends. And here’s what they found. Between 1990 and 2021, the prevalence of osteoarthritis diagnoses among post-menopausal women increased 1.3-fold. And, while that was true of all types of osteoarthritis, diagnoses involving the knee joints were most prevalent. Now, factors such as obesity and socio-economic status also contributed to disease burden, but researchers concluded that the biggest contributing factor was menopause. As such, they suggest implementing better screening practices and risk factor reduction measures in post-menopausal women.

Knee Pain Relief After the Onset of Osteoarthritis

Women can reach menopause in their late 40s or early 50s, meaning their risk for knee osteoarthritis can increase at a relatively young age. Unfortunately, if you develop painful symptoms and wish to undergo knee replacement surgery for relief, that can put you in an awkward position—typical knee implants have a shelf life of about 20 years, at best. So, if you undergo surgery at a young age, you may need to seek a revisionary procedure by the time you hit your 70s.

Looking for an alternative that can help you delay or avoid knee replacement surgery? It’s time to explore genicular artery embolization (GAE), a minimally invasive procedure that provides non-surgical knee pain relief. A great option for younger post-menopausal women suffering from arthritis symptoms, or for anyone who’s not ready to undergo surgery, you can learn more about this treatment option by requesting a consultation requesting a consultation requesting a consultation at the Texas Knee Institute.

Knee pain due to osteoarthritis can make it difficult to enjoy an active life.  In the past, many people had to treat this pain with total knee replacement surgery. But this procedure is expensive, invasive, requires a long recovery period, and doesn’t always provide the relief you need. Today, however, you can find osteoarthritis knee pain relief with non-surgical treatment for knee pain, including lifestyle changes, supplements, medications such as Ozempic or Wegovey, and genicular artery embolization (GAE). This minimally-invasive procedure effective reduces or eliminates your pain without requiring general anesthesia or overnight hospital stays. Want to learn more? Keep reading to discover the ins and outs of this alternative to knee surgery, along with other available options.

Turmeric for Knee Pain Relief

For a completely natural way to address arthritis pain, you may want to try taking a daily turmeric supplement. According to this study in the Annals of Internal Medicine, taking a daily dose of 1000mg of turmeric for 12 weeks provided participants with osteoarthritis noticeable knee pain relief. However, there was no reduction in swelling or cartilage composition. As such, this may not provide sufficient relief for many patients.

Ozempic as a Non-Surgical Treatment Option

According to research in The New England Journal of Medicine, taking once weekly doses of semagultide weight-loss drugs (prescribed under the brand-names of Ozempic and Wegovy) can help provide knee pain relief for those with osteoarthritis linked to obesity. As such, this drug could be a promising non-surgical treatment for pain in your knee. However, it’s efficacy was only proven for individuals who also needed to lose weight. Therefore, those whose knee pain is unrelated to obesity may choose to explore treatment options such as genicular artery embolization (GAE).

What is Genicular Artery Embolization for Knee Pain?

GAE is a minimally invasive knee procedure that, for many patients, offers an advantageous alternative to knee surgery. First, it’s a non-surgical procedure that carries a minimal risk for complications, making it an ideal knee pain treatment for those who prefer to avoid surgery or who aren’t able to undergo invasive procedures. Moreover, it is less expensive than surgical procedures, and typically covered by insurance. After GAE, you can expect a much faster recovery time than you’d face after a surgical procedure.  Plus, by addressing one of the root causes of discomfort linked to osteoarthritis—inflammation—it can effectively reduce your discomfort and improve your quality of life, especially for those experiencing knee osteoarthritis symptoms.

GAE Procedure: Taking a Closer Look

When you undergo Genicular Artery Embolization, we inject an embolic agent, via catheter, to reduce blood flow to the genicular arteries around your knee. Afterward, inflammation is reduced, and most patients report reduced discomfort along with improved mobility and an overall better quality of life.

Recovering from GAE

Most people can resume normal activities within days of undergoing genicular artery embolization. Knee pain relief after GAE will initially start improving 4-6 weeks after the procedure, with results further improving over time. Plus, because the procedure is less invasive than surgery, post-GAE discomfort should be minimal, and most patients can manage discomfort with over-the-counter medications.

Do you need relief from the pain of osteoarthritis, but want an alternative to surgery? GAE in Texas could be the option you’ve been seeking. Simply click here click here click here to request a consultation at the Texas Knee Institute, and we’ll review your candidacy for genicular artery embolization