Knee Pain

Pain in the front of the knee actually constitutes a significant portion of knee complaints. When excessive load is placed on the kneecap, the cartilage tissue and bone under the kneecap are also overloaded. As this process continues for many years, the cartilage tissue in the knee deteriorates and even, colloquially, calcification occurs, causing pain. Due to pain, the movements of these patients are restricted and their quality of life decreases.

Knee Pain Treatment at Liv Hospital

In Liv Hospital Pain Clinic, pulsed radiofrequency current can be applied between the knee joint and on the nerve feeding the knee of patients who are recommended for knee prosthesis surgery but do not accept it or cannot undergo surgery due to their accompanying diseases. After this application, patients can remain pain-free for 6 months or 2 years and continue their daily activities.

Knee Pain Treatment Procedures

For many years, various injection treatments have been applied to the knee to reduce pain in the front of the knee. The cortisone medication used in these injection treatments may have long-term side effects. At Liv Hospital Pain Clinic, radiofrequency current applied to the knee joint space is applied in pulsed mode to reduce pain in the front part of the knee. It is applied by entering the knee joint space under ultrasound guidance with a special generator that produces radiofrequency current and a radiofrequency needle that transmits this current to the tissue.

The application is performed once on the patient, and for an average of 6 months to 2 years, the patients' knee pain decreases and they can especially go up and down stairs without any pain. Pulsed radiofrequency current provides pain relief without causing tissue damage in the area where it is applied, therefore this procedure can be applied to the patient repeatedly.