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 ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: 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 ...

Knee osteoarthritis is projected to affect an estimated 642 million people across the globe by the year 2050, and its huge impact on people’s quality of life makes it a major public health problem, ...

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 ...

When surrounding structures put pressure on a nerve, it’s referred to as a pinched nerve. It causes symptoms in the part of the body that’s supplied by that nerve. This article describes the causes ...