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Non-Surgical Treatment for Knee Pain

Knee pain is the most common musculoskeletal complaint that brings people to their doctor. With today’s increasingly active society, the number of knee problems is increasing. Knee pain has a wide variety of specific causes and treatments. Bankers vascular centre offers non surgical treatment for knee pain i.e. genicular artery embolization.

Symptoms & Diagnosis

Knee arthritis symptoms vary greatly from person to person and even day to day. Some days there may be no pain at all, other days you may be in agony. You may find that there is something in particular that aggravates your symptoms, or you may feel there is no pattern at all. Osteoarthritis is the most common cause of knee pain in the over fifties age group, affecting approximately sixteen million people worldwide.
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Arthritis is commonly known as “wear and tear” and is caused by thinning and inflammation of the cartilage lining the knee joint and the associated bony spurs that develop around it, making the knee stiff and sore.

Here we will look at how the most common symptoms of knee arthritis and how the disease is diagnosed.  To find out more about what arthritis is, what causes it and the best treatment option, visit the knee arthritis guide.
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Common Knee Arthritis Symptoms

Knee arthritis symptoms vary massively between people and often fluctuate, but common symptoms include

Knee Pain: Pain is the most common complaint with knee arthritis and is typically felt when trying to fully bend or straighten the knee e.g. squatting, and with activities where lots of weight goes through the knee e.g. going up and down stairs or running. The knee is often sore when you touch it.  Pain levels tend to fluctuate.  People often describe arthritis pain as being like a nagging toothache.  There are a number of things you can do to reduce the pain – visit the arthritis treatment section to find out more..
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STIFFNESS: Another one of the most common knee arthritis symptoms is stiffness which can limit how much you can bend and straighten your knee.  Stiffness first thing in the morning or after prolonged inactivity e.g. sitting for long periods is a classic feature of knee arthritis. The stiffness usually eases after a few minutes of moving around.  Doing gentle exercises when you first wake up or when you are sitting can really help reduce this stiffness.

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‍SWELLING: Knee swelling is another common feature of arthritis.  The swelling tends to fluctuate and can cause pain and restricted movement.  Ice and tubigrip can really help to reduce the swelling associated with arthritis. Use the links to find out more.

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WEAKNESS & INSTABILITY: Sometimes arthritis can cause weakness and instability around the knee, and the knee may give way at times.
A vicious cycle often exists with knee arthritis where due to pain, we move around less so the muscles get weak and the joint stiffens.  Then it hurts more so we do even less and the muscles get weaker still. Strengthening exercises for the knee muscles can help to reduce this and are one of the most effective treatments for knee arthritis.

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FLUCTUATING SYMPTOMS: People often find their knee arthritis symptoms vary greatly. Some days they feel fine, other days they are in complete agony. Knee arthritis symptoms are often worse during

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DIAGNOSING ARTHRITIS: Arthritis will be suspected from If knee arthritis is suspected, your doctor will normally arrange for an x-ray which will confirm or deny the diagnosis.
However, it is important to know that what the x-ray shows often bears little correlation with what people feel. For more information about this, visit the arthritis stages section.

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Treatment

Genicular Artery Embolization:

Genicular Artery Embolization for knee Pain There are 6 branches of Genicular Artery which supply blood to the knee joint. From 6 vessels, 1 to 3 vessels arteries are culprit vessels which is known as ‘Moya Moya’ blood vessels. Small embolizing particles are injected within it. This will block abnormal blood vessels & the normal blood vessels remain intact. By doing this 60-80% of Knee pain reduces.

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What is the Non-Surgical Permanent Solution?

Knee osteoarthritis is a common problem among the general population. With time, the knee joint cartilage capsule will deteriorate. Knee pain is a typical indication of decreased joint space in knee discomfort.





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Long-Term Effects GAE has a success record of 78 percent in reducing knee pain for 2 to 3 years or longer extremely efficient for relieving pain. In the previously stated Okuno study, 86 percent of patients indicated that their pain was decreased by more than 50 percent within 6 months of undergoing the procedure.

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Is it effective in all stages of osteoarthritis of knee joint?

There are 4 stages of osteoarthritis of the knee joint. In 1-3 stages , some portion of cartilage is left so the genicular artery embolization works best in first 3 stages. In 4th stage there is no cartilage left, so whenever the patient will walk, there is friction between two bones. This friction will leads to osteogenic pain & it will not be reduced by genicular artery embolization. If there is significant meniscal tear then G.A.E will not be effective.

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