{"id":126006,"date":"2026-08-23T20:26:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T03:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/en\/gae-quiz\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T15:21:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T22:21:14","slug":"gae-quiz","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/en\/gae-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"Knee Pain Quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"<section style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;background:var(--surface-page);display:flex;flex-direction:column\">\n\t<div class=\"ev-morph is-active\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-ev-island=\"morph\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ev-blob ev-blob-a\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"ev-blob ev-blob-b\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"ev-blob ev-blob-c\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div style=\"position:relative;z-index:1;width:100%;max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:clamp(24px, 4vw, 40px) var(--gutter) clamp(56px, 8vw, 96px);flex:1;display:flex;flex-direction:column\">\n\n\t\t<div data-ev-island=\"quiz\" data-ev-variant=\"knee\" data-ev-store=\"ev-knee-quiz\" data-ev-total=\"5\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-ev-part=\"progress\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div data-ev-part=\"intro\" class=\"ev-quiz-step\" style=\"max-width:620px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:var(--text-xs);font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ev-purple-500);margin:0 0 16px\">Knee Pain \u00b7 GAE<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ev-h1-sm\">Am I a candidate for <span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">GAE?<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ev-lead\" style=\"margin:20px 0 30px\">Answer five quick questions about your knee. In under two minutes, you\u2019ll see whether genicular artery embolization could help relieve your arthritis pain. No appointment needed to start.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p hidden data-ev-part=\"start-row\" style=\"margin:0\"><button type=\"button\" data-ev-start style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:8px;height:52px;padding:0 32px;font-family:var(--font-sans);font-size:16px;font-weight:600;line-height:1;white-space:nowrap;border-radius:var(--radius-full);border:1px solid transparent;background:var(--primary);color:var(--primary-foreground);cursor:pointer;box-sizing:border-box;box-shadow:var(--shadow-sm);transition:var(--transition-colors), box-shadow var(--duration), transform var(--duration-fast)\">Start the quiz<svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M9 18l6-6-6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ev-fine\" style=\"font-family:var(--font-mono);letter-spacing:0.06em;margin:22px 0 0\">5 QUESTIONS \u00b7 UNDER 2 MINUTES \u00b7 NO SIGN-UPS<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);color:var(--text-subtle);margin:14px 0 0;line-height:1.5\">This tool offers general guidance, not a medical diagnosis.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-ev-part=\"questions\" style=\"margin-top:24px;background:var(--card);border-radius:24px;box-shadow:var(--shadow-md);border:1px solid var(--border);overflow:hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<fieldset class=\"ev-quiz-step\" data-ev-step=\"0\" data-ev-multi=\"1\" data-ev-exclusive=\"[]\" style=\"border:0;margin:0;padding:22px 28px 32px;min-width:0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<legend style=\"padding:0;float:left;width:100%\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:block;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:var(--text-xs);letter-spacing:0.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ev-purple-400);margin-bottom:12px\">Question 1 of 5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:block;font-size:clamp(1.4rem, 2.4vw, 1.9rem);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.02em;line-height:1.2\">Where do you feel knee pain most?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/legend>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ev-meta\" style=\"margin:6px 0 18px\">Select all that apply, then continue.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label data-ev-opt style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;text-align:left;width:100%;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);cursor:pointer;font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading);background:var(--card);border:1.5px solid var(--border);transition:var(--transition-colors)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"q0\" value=\"Inner side of the knee\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;accent-color:var(--primary);cursor:pointer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Inner side of the knee<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label data-ev-opt style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;text-align:left;width:100%;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);cursor:pointer;font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading);background:var(--card);border:1.5px solid var(--border);transition:var(--transition-colors)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"q0\" value=\"Front, around the kneecap\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;accent-color:var(--primary);cursor:pointer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Front, around the kneecap<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label data-ev-opt style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;text-align:left;width:100%;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);cursor:pointer;font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading);background:var(--card);border:1.5px solid var(--border);transition:var(--transition-colors)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"q0\" value=\"The whole knee\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;accent-color:var(--primary);cursor:pointer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The whole knee<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label data-ev-opt style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;text-align:left;width:100%;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);cursor:pointer;font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading);background:var(--card);border:1.5px solid var(--border);transition:var(--transition-colors)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"q0\" value=\"Both knees\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;accent-color:var(--primary);cursor:pointer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Both knees<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p hidden data-ev-part=\"continue-row\" style=\"margin:18px 0 0\"><button type=\"button\" data-ev-continue disabled style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:8px;height:52px;padding:0 32px;font-family:var(--font-sans);font-size:16px;font-weight:600;line-height:1;white-space:nowrap;border-radius:var(--radius-full);border:1px solid transparent;background:var(--primary);color:var(--primary-foreground);cursor:pointer;box-sizing:border-box;box-shadow:var(--shadow-sm);transition:var(--transition-colors), box-shadow var(--duration), transform var(--duration-fast);width:100%\">Continue<svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M9 18l6-6-6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/fieldset>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<fieldset class=\"ev-quiz-step\" data-ev-step=\"1\" data-ev-multi=\"0\" data-ev-exclusive=\"[]\" style=\"border:0;margin:0;padding:22px 28px 32px;min-width:0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<legend style=\"padding:0;float:left;width:100%\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:block;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:var(--text-xs);letter-spacing:0.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ev-purple-400);margin-bottom:12px\">Question 2 of 5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:block;font-size:clamp(1.4rem, 2.4vw, 1.9rem);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.02em;line-height:1.2\">How long have you had knee pain?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/legend>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"height:22px\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label data-ev-opt style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;text-align:left;width:100%;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);cursor:pointer;font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading);background:var(--card);border:1.5px solid var(--border);transition:var(--transition-colors)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"radio\" name=\"q1\" value=\"Less than 6 months\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;accent-color:var(--primary);cursor:pointer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Less than 6 months<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label data-ev-opt style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;text-align:left;width:100%;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);cursor:pointer;font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading);background:var(--card);border:1.5px solid var(--border);transition:var(--transition-colors)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"radio\" name=\"q1\" value=\"6 months to 2 years\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;accent-color:var(--primary);cursor:pointer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>6 months to 2 years<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label data-ev-opt style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;text-align:left;width:100%;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);cursor:pointer;font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading);background:var(--card);border:1.5px solid var(--border);transition:var(--transition-colors)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"radio\" name=\"q1\" value=\"More than 2 years\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;accent-color:var(--primary);cursor:pointer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>More than 2 years<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label data-ev-opt style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;text-align:left;width:100%;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);cursor:pointer;font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading);background:var(--card);border:1.5px solid var(--border);transition:var(--transition-colors)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"radio\" name=\"q1\" value=\"On and off for years\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;accent-color:var(--primary);cursor:pointer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>On and off for years<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p hidden data-ev-part=\"back-row\" style=\"margin:22px 0 0\"><button type=\"button\" data-ev-back style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;font-size:var(--text-sm);font-weight:600;color:var(--muted-foreground);padding:0\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M15 18l-6-6 6-6\"\/><\/svg>Back<\/button><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/fieldset>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<fieldset class=\"ev-quiz-step\" data-ev-step=\"2\" data-ev-multi=\"1\" data-ev-exclusive=\"[]\" style=\"border:0;margin:0;padding:22px 28px 32px;min-width:0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<legend style=\"padding:0;float:left;width:100%\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:block;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:var(--text-xs);letter-spacing:0.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ev-purple-400);margin-bottom:12px\">Question 3 of 5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:block;font-size:clamp(1.4rem, 2.4vw, 1.9rem);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.02em;line-height:1.2\">What makes your knee pain worse?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/legend>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ev-meta\" style=\"margin:6px 0 18px\">Select all that apply, then continue.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label data-ev-opt style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;text-align:left;width:100%;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);cursor:pointer;font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading);background:var(--card);border:1.5px solid var(--border);transition:var(--transition-colors)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"q2\" value=\"Standing or walking\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;accent-color:var(--primary);cursor:pointer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Standing or walking<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label data-ev-opt style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;text-align:left;width:100%;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);cursor:pointer;font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading);background:var(--card);border:1.5px solid var(--border);transition:var(--transition-colors)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"q2\" value=\"Going up or down stairs\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;accent-color:var(--primary);cursor:pointer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Going up or down stairs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label data-ev-opt style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;text-align:left;width:100%;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);cursor:pointer;font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading);background:var(--card);border:1.5px solid var(--border);transition:var(--transition-colors)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"q2\" value=\"Kneeling or squatting\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;accent-color:var(--primary);cursor:pointer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Kneeling or squatting<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label data-ev-opt style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;text-align:left;width:100%;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);cursor:pointer;font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading);background:var(--card);border:1.5px solid var(--border);transition:var(--transition-colors)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"q2\" value=\"It aches even at rest or at night\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;accent-color:var(--primary);cursor:pointer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>It aches even at rest or at night<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p hidden data-ev-part=\"continue-row\" style=\"margin:18px 0 0\"><button type=\"button\" data-ev-continue disabled style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:8px;height:52px;padding:0 32px;font-family:var(--font-sans);font-size:16px;font-weight:600;line-height:1;white-space:nowrap;border-radius:var(--radius-full);border:1px solid transparent;background:var(--primary);color:var(--primary-foreground);cursor:pointer;box-sizing:border-box;box-shadow:var(--shadow-sm);transition:var(--transition-colors), box-shadow var(--duration), transform var(--duration-fast);width:100%\">Continue<svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M9 18l6-6-6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p hidden data-ev-part=\"back-row\" style=\"margin:14px 0 0\"><button type=\"button\" data-ev-back style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;font-size:var(--text-sm);font-weight:600;color:var(--muted-foreground);padding:0\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M15 18l-6-6 6-6\"\/><\/svg>Back<\/button><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/fieldset>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<fieldset class=\"ev-quiz-step\" data-ev-step=\"3\" data-ev-multi=\"1\" data-ev-exclusive=\"[]\" style=\"border:0;margin:0;padding:22px 28px 32px;min-width:0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<legend style=\"padding:0;float:left;width:100%\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:block;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:var(--text-xs);letter-spacing:0.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ev-purple-400);margin-bottom:12px\">Question 4 of 5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:block;font-size:clamp(1.4rem, 2.4vw, 1.9rem);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.02em;line-height:1.2\">What have you already tried?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/legend>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ev-meta\" style=\"margin:6px 0 18px\">Select all that apply, then continue.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label data-ev-opt style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;text-align:left;width:100%;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);cursor:pointer;font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading);background:var(--card);border:1.5px solid var(--border);transition:var(--transition-colors)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"q3\" value=\"Pain medication\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;accent-color:var(--primary);cursor:pointer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Pain medication<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label data-ev-opt style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;text-align:left;width:100%;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);cursor:pointer;font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading);background:var(--card);border:1.5px solid var(--border);transition:var(--transition-colors)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"q3\" value=\"Cortisone \/ steroid injections\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;accent-color:var(--primary);cursor:pointer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Cortisone \/ steroid injections<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label data-ev-opt style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;text-align:left;width:100%;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);cursor:pointer;font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading);background:var(--card);border:1.5px solid var(--border);transition:var(--transition-colors)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"q3\" value=\"Physical therapy\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;accent-color:var(--primary);cursor:pointer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Physical therapy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label data-ev-opt style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;text-align:left;width:100%;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);cursor:pointer;font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading);background:var(--card);border:1.5px solid var(--border);transition:var(--transition-colors)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"q3\" value=\"Nothing yet\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;accent-color:var(--primary);cursor:pointer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Nothing yet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p hidden data-ev-part=\"continue-row\" style=\"margin:18px 0 0\"><button type=\"button\" data-ev-continue disabled style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:8px;height:52px;padding:0 32px;font-family:var(--font-sans);font-size:16px;font-weight:600;line-height:1;white-space:nowrap;border-radius:var(--radius-full);border:1px solid transparent;background:var(--primary);color:var(--primary-foreground);cursor:pointer;box-sizing:border-box;box-shadow:var(--shadow-sm);transition:var(--transition-colors), box-shadow var(--duration), transform var(--duration-fast);width:100%\">Continue<svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M9 18l6-6-6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p hidden data-ev-part=\"back-row\" style=\"margin:14px 0 0\"><button type=\"button\" data-ev-back style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;font-size:var(--text-sm);font-weight:600;color:var(--muted-foreground);padding:0\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M15 18l-6-6 6-6\"\/><\/svg>Back<\/button><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/fieldset>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<fieldset class=\"ev-quiz-step\" data-ev-step=\"4\" data-ev-multi=\"0\" data-ev-exclusive=\"[]\" style=\"border:0;margin:0;padding:22px 28px 32px;min-width:0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<legend style=\"padding:0;float:left;width:100%\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:block;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:var(--text-xs);letter-spacing:0.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ev-purple-400);margin-bottom:12px\">Question 5 of 5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:block;font-size:clamp(1.4rem, 2.4vw, 1.9rem);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.02em;line-height:1.2\">Has a doctor mentioned knee replacement?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/legend>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"height:22px\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label data-ev-opt style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;text-align:left;width:100%;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);cursor:pointer;font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading);background:var(--card);border:1.5px solid var(--border);transition:var(--transition-colors)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"radio\" name=\"q4\" value=\"Yes, but I want to avoid it\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;accent-color:var(--primary);cursor:pointer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Yes, but I want to avoid it<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label data-ev-opt style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;text-align:left;width:100%;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);cursor:pointer;font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading);background:var(--card);border:1.5px solid var(--border);transition:var(--transition-colors)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"radio\" name=\"q4\" value=\"Yes, and I&#039;m considering it\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;accent-color:var(--primary);cursor:pointer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Yes, and I&#039;m considering it<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label data-ev-opt style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;text-align:left;width:100%;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);cursor:pointer;font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading);background:var(--card);border:1.5px solid var(--border);transition:var(--transition-colors)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"radio\" name=\"q4\" value=\"No\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;accent-color:var(--primary);cursor:pointer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>No<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label data-ev-opt style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;text-align:left;width:100%;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);cursor:pointer;font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading);background:var(--card);border:1.5px solid var(--border);transition:var(--transition-colors)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"radio\" name=\"q4\" value=\"Not sure\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;accent-color:var(--primary);cursor:pointer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Not sure<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p hidden data-ev-part=\"back-row\" style=\"margin:22px 0 0\"><button type=\"button\" data-ev-back style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;font-size:var(--text-sm);font-weight:600;color:var(--muted-foreground);padding:0\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M15 18l-6-6 6-6\"\/><\/svg>Back<\/button><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/fieldset>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div hidden data-ev-part=\"insight\" style=\"margin-top:24px;background:var(--card);border-radius:24px;box-shadow:var(--shadow-md);border:1px solid var(--border);overflow:hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-quiz-step\" style=\"padding:26px 28px 32px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:4px;width:76px;border-radius:var(--radius-full);background:var(--gradient-brand);margin-bottom:16px\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:var(--text-xs);font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ev-purple-500);margin:0 0 10px\">Your results, at a glance<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(1.5rem, 2.4vw, 2rem);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.025em;line-height:1.15;margin:0 0 20px\">Here&#8217;s what <span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">your answers<\/span> tell us<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;margin-bottom:18px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-size:var(--text-sm);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-body);background:var(--ev-purple-50);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--radius-full);padding:8px 14px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--ev-purple-600);display:inline-flex\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1-on-1 with a fellowship-trained GAE specialist\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-size:var(--text-sm);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-body);background:var(--ev-purple-50);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--radius-full);padding:8px 14px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--ev-purple-600);display:inline-flex\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M12 22s8-4 8-10V5l-8-3-8 3v7c0 6 8 10 8 10z\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMost plans &amp; Medicare &mdash; we verify first\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div hidden data-ev-panel=\"dvt\" style=\"display:flex;gap:13px;align-items:flex-start;background:#fef2f2;border:1.5px solid #fecaca;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);padding:16px 18px;margin-bottom:14px;box-shadow:var(--shadow-xs)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--ev-destructive);margin-top:2px\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><polygon points=\"13 2 3 14 12 14 11 22 21 10 12 10 13 2\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.55;margin:0\"><strong style=\"color:var(--text-heading)\">Sudden swelling or pain in one leg is different.<\/strong> It can signal a blood clot (DVT), which needs same-day care. Please call your doctor today, or 911 if you also have chest pain or trouble breathing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div hidden data-ev-panel=\"advanced\" style=\"display:flex;gap:13px;align-items:flex-start;background:#fff7ed;border:1.5px solid #fed7aa;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);padding:16px 18px;margin-bottom:14px;box-shadow:var(--shadow-xs)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--ev-amber-600);margin-top:2px\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M4.8 2.3A.3.3 0 1 0 5 2H4a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v5a6 6 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 6-6V4a2 2 0 0 0-2-2h-1a.2.2 0 1 0 .2.3\"\/><path d=\"M8 15v1a6 6 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 6-6v-4\"\/><circle cx=\"20\" cy=\"10\" r=\"2\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.55;margin:0\"><strong style=\"color:var(--text-heading)\">It may be best for us to evaluate your condition in person.<\/strong> Skin damage and slow-healing sores near the ankle can be signs of more advanced vein disease. A screening gets you in front of a specialist quickly.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-ev-part=\"notes\" style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;margin:2px 0 22px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div hidden data-ev-note=\"loc-inner\" style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:16px 0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:40px;height:40px;border-radius:var(--radius-full);background:var(--ev-purple-50);border:1px solid var(--border);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--ev-purple-600)\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M22 12h-4l-3 9L9 3l-3 9H2\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.01em;color:var(--text-heading);margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.3\">Inner-knee pain is the most common pattern<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.55;margin:0;text-wrap:pretty\">The inside of the knee carries the most load, so it is usually where arthritis pain settles first \u2014 and it is the area GAE most often targets.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div hidden data-ev-note=\"loc-kneecap\" style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:16px 0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:40px;height:40px;border-radius:var(--radius-full);background:var(--ev-purple-50);border:1px solid var(--border);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--ev-purple-600)\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"11\" cy=\"11\" r=\"8\"\/><path d=\"M21 21l-4.3-4.3\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.01em;color:var(--text-heading);margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.3\">Front-of-knee pain has more than one cause<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.55;margin:0;text-wrap:pretty\">Pain around the kneecap can come from the joint surface or from the soft tissue around it. Imaging at your consult is what separates the two.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div hidden data-ev-note=\"loc-whole\" style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:16px 0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:40px;height:40px;border-radius:var(--radius-full);background:var(--ev-purple-50);border:1px solid var(--border);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--ev-purple-600)\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M2 6c.6.5 1.2 1 2.5 1C7 7 7 5 9.5 5c2.6 0 2.4 2 5 2 2.5 0 2.5-2 5-2 1.3 0 1.9.5 2.5 1\"\/><path d=\"M2 12c.6.5 1.2 1 2.5 1C7 13 7 11 9.5 11c2.6 0 2.4 2 5 2 2.5 0 2.5-2 5-2 1.3 0 1.9.5 2.5 1\"\/><path d=\"M2 18c.6.5 1.2 1 2.5 1C7 19 7 17 9.5 17c2.6 0 2.4 2 5 2 2.5 0 2.5-2 5-2 1.3 0 1.9.5 2.5 1\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.01em;color:var(--text-heading);margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.3\">Pain across the whole knee suggests widespread wear<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.55;margin:0;text-wrap:pretty\">When it is hard to point to one spot, the joint lining is often inflamed rather than one area being worn. That inflammation is what GAE is aimed at.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div hidden data-ev-note=\"loc-both\" style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:16px 0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:40px;height:40px;border-radius:var(--radius-full);background:var(--ev-purple-50);border:1px solid var(--border);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--ev-purple-600)\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20.84 4.61a5.5 5.5 0 0 0-7.78 0L12 5.67l-1.06-1.06a5.5 5.5 0 0 0-7.78 7.78l1.06 1.06L12 21.23l7.78-7.78 1.06-1.06a5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-7.78z\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.01em;color:var(--text-heading);margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.3\">Both knees is typical, and treated one at a time<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.55;margin:0;text-wrap:pretty\">Arthritis rarely picks a side. GAE treats one knee per visit, usually starting with the one limiting you most.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div hidden data-ev-note=\"rest-night\" style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:16px 0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:40px;height:40px;border-radius:var(--radius-full);background:var(--ev-purple-50);border:1px solid var(--border);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--ev-purple-600)\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M2 20v-8a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h16a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v8\"\/><path d=\"M4 10V6a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v4\"\/><path d=\"M12 4v6M2 18h20M4 20v2M20 20v2\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.01em;color:var(--text-heading);margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.3\">Pain at rest or at night is a meaningful signal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.55;margin:0;text-wrap:pretty\">Arthritis pain that follows you to bed usually points to inflammation rather than simple wear \u2014 and inflammation is fed by blood vessels, which is what GAE treats.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div hidden data-ev-note=\"stairs\" style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:16px 0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:40px;height:40px;border-radius:var(--radius-full);background:var(--ev-purple-50);border:1px solid var(--border);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--ev-purple-600)\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><path d=\"M12 6v6l4 2\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.01em;color:var(--text-heading);margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.3\">Stairs are usually the first thing to go<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.55;margin:0;text-wrap:pretty\">Going down stairs loads the knee far harder than walking on the flat, so it is often where people first notice the joint is changing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div hidden data-ev-note=\"tried-injections\" style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:16px 0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:40px;height:40px;border-radius:var(--radius-full);background:var(--ev-purple-50);border:1px solid var(--border);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--ev-purple-600)\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><polygon points=\"13 2 3 14 12 14 11 22 21 10 12 10 13 2\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.01em;color:var(--text-heading);margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.3\">Injections wearing off sooner is the pattern GAE is for<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.55;margin:0;text-wrap:pretty\">Steroid injections quiet inflammation for a while. When each round lasts less than the one before, it usually means the blood supply feeding that inflammation has not been addressed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div hidden data-ev-note=\"tried-other\" style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:16px 0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:40px;height:40px;border-radius:var(--radius-full);background:var(--ev-purple-50);border:1px solid var(--border);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--ev-purple-600)\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M12 22s8-4 8-10V5l-8-3-8 3v7c0 6 8 10 8 10z\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.01em;color:var(--text-heading);margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.3\">You have already worked through the first-line options<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.55;margin:0;text-wrap:pretty\">Medication and physical therapy are the right place to start. When they stop being enough, GAE sits between them and surgery.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div hidden data-ev-note=\"nothing-yet\" style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:16px 0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:40px;height:40px;border-radius:var(--radius-full);background:var(--ev-purple-50);border:1px solid var(--border);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--ev-purple-600)\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M14.5 2H6a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v16a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V7.5L14.5 2z\"\/><path d=\"M14 2v6h6\"\/><path d=\"M16 13H8\"\/><path d=\"M16 17H8\"\/><path d=\"M10 9H8\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.01em;color:var(--text-heading);margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.3\">Starting early keeps more options open<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.55;margin:0;text-wrap:pretty\">Nothing tried yet is a good position to be in. It means a consult can lay out the whole ladder rather than the last rung of it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div hidden data-ev-note=\"avoid-replacement\" style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:16px 0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:40px;height:40px;border-radius:var(--radius-full);background:var(--ev-purple-50);border:1px solid var(--border);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--ev-purple-600)\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.01em;color:var(--text-heading);margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.3\">You do not have to decide about replacement today<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.55;margin:0;text-wrap:pretty\">GAE is an outpatient, non-surgical option that does not rule out a knee replacement later. It is a step you can take first, not instead.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div hidden data-ev-note=\"duration\" style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:16px 0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:40px;height:40px;border-radius:var(--radius-full);background:var(--ev-purple-50);border:1px solid var(--border);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--ev-purple-600)\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><path d=\"M12 6v6l4 2\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.01em;color:var(--text-heading);margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.3\">Years of pain rarely settles on its own<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.55;margin:0;text-wrap:pretty\">Knee arthritis tends to progress slowly. Pain that has been there for years is worth understanding properly rather than waiting out.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div hidden data-ev-note=\"fallback\" style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:16px 0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:40px;height:40px;border-radius:var(--radius-full);background:var(--ev-purple-50);border:1px solid var(--border);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--ev-purple-600)\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M14.5 2H6a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v16a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V7.5L14.5 2z\"\/><path d=\"M14 2v6h6\"\/><path d=\"M16 13H8\"\/><path d=\"M16 17H8\"\/><path d=\"M10 9H8\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.01em;color:var(--text-heading);margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.3\">Worth a closer look<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.55;margin:0;text-wrap:pretty\">Your answers do not point to anything urgent. That makes this an easy time to get a clear picture of what is happening in the joint.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin:0\"><button type=\"button\" data-ev-insight-continue style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:8px;height:52px;padding:0 32px;font-family:var(--font-sans);font-size:16px;font-weight:600;line-height:1;white-space:nowrap;border-radius:var(--radius-full);border:1px solid transparent;background:var(--primary);color:var(--primary-foreground);cursor:pointer;box-sizing:border-box;box-shadow:var(--shadow-sm);transition:var(--transition-colors), box-shadow var(--duration), transform var(--duration-fast);width:100%\">See my recommended next step<svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M9 18l6-6-6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-xs);color:var(--text-subtle);line-height:1.5;margin:14px 0 0;text-align:center\">This isn&rsquo;t a diagnosis. It&rsquo;s the picture a GAE specialist starts from, and yours is worth a closer look.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div hidden data-ev-part=\"results\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-ev-result=\"strong\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-ev-result-headline>You may be a good candidate for GAE<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-ev-result-body>Your answers line up with the kind of lasting knee arthritis pain GAE is designed to relieve, especially when other options haven&#039;t worked. This isn&#039;t a diagnosis; the next step is a consultation with one of our specialists. Tell us where to reach you.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-ev-result=\"default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-ev-result-headline>Let&#039;s take a closer look at your knee.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-ev-result-body>Your symptoms may be early, but they&#039;re worth understanding. A consultation with our specialists is the best way to learn whether GAE could help. 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