Illustration showing how knee radiofrequency ablation reduces pain by interrupting pain signals carried through the genicular nerves while preserving normal knee function.


Illustration showing how knee radiofrequency ablation reduces pain by interrupting pain signals carried through the genicular nerves while preserving normal knee function.

How Knee Radiofrequency Ablation Reduces Pain

Illustration showing how knee radiofrequency ablation reduces pain by interrupting pain signals carried through the genicular nerves while preserving normal knee function.

Educational illustration demonstrating the mechanism of knee radiofrequency ablation (genicular nerve ablation). The figure follows the progression from an arthritic knee generating pain signals, to placement of a radiofrequency probe that creates a controlled heat lesion around targeted sensory nerves, and finally to reduced transmission of pain signals to the brain. The illustration emphasizes that the knee joint itself is not altered, motor function is preserved, and only pain transmission is reduced.

Illustration showing how knee radiofrequency ablation reduces pain by interrupting pain signals carried through the genicular nerves while preserving normal knee function.

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Illustration showing how knee radiofrequency ablation reduces pain by interrupting pain signals carried through the genicular nerves while preserving normal knee function.

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