{"id":126008,"date":"2026-08-23T20:26:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T03:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/en\/knee-pain\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T11:05:20","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T19:05:20","slug":"knee-pain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/es\/knee-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolor de rodilla"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"kp-hero\" aria-labelledby=\"kp-h1\">\n\t<div class=\"kp-bgfx\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"kp-hero-inner\">\n\t\t<h1 id=\"kp-h1\" class=\"kp-hero-title\">Knee arthritis relief with GAE, <span class=\"ev-gradient-text-light\">without surgery<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"kp-stage kp-stage-vid\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-ev-island=\"kp-hero\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-subject\" style=\"--kx:77.52%;--ky:26.64%;--sx:72.41%;--sy:34.14%;--lift:0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-glow\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<video class=\"kp-vid\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/knee-pain\/knee-flex.mp4\" muted playsinline preload=\"auto\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<canvas class=\"kp-vid-canvas\"><\/canvas>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-ring\" data-r=\"0.115\" data-r-phone=\"0.135\" data-repeat=\"3\" data-no-translation>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-ring-tilt\"><div class=\"kp-ring-spin\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kp-ring-fallback\">No surgery<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ev-sr-only\">No surgery.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-hero-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-hero-cta-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ev-btn ev-btn-gradient kp-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/es\/book-online\/\">Book a Knee Consultation <svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14\"\/><path d=\"M12 5l7 7-7 7\"\/><\/svg><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"ev-arrow-doodle\" width=\"128\" height=\"92\" viewBox=\"0 0 128 92\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path class=\"ev-arrow-stem\" pathLength=\"100\" d=\"M118 8 C 134 40, 104 80, 16 64\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"3\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" fill=\"none\"\/><path class=\"ev-arrow-head\" d=\"M16 64 L 37 59 M16 64 L 26 81\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"3\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kp-hero-sub\"><strong>Up to 80% less knee pain<a href=\"#kp-src\" aria-describedby=\"kp-src\">*<\/a><\/strong> with genicular artery embolization (GAE), a 30-minute outpatient treatment that keeps your own knee.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-hero-actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"kp-link\" href=\"#kp-quiz\">Could GAE help? Take the 2-minute quiz <svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14\"\/><path d=\"M12 5l7 7-7 7\"\/><\/svg><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"kp-pressband\">\n\t<div class=\"kp-press\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kp-rating\"><svg class=\"kp-stars\" viewBox=\"0 0 120 24\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><defs><polygon id=\"kp-star\" points=\"12 2 15.09 8.26 22 9.27 17 14.14 18.18 21.02 12 17.77 5.82 21.02 7 14.14 2 9.27 8.91 8.26 12 2\"\/><\/defs><use href=\"#kp-star\"\/><use href=\"#kp-star\" x=\"24\"\/><use href=\"#kp-star\" x=\"48\"\/><use href=\"#kp-star\" x=\"72\"\/><use href=\"#kp-star\" x=\"96\"\/><\/svg><span><b data-no-translation>4.8<\/b> on Google <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00b7<\/span> <span data-no-translation>2,000+<\/span> reviews<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kp-press-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">As seen on<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-press-run\" data-ev-island=\"kp-press\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-press-track\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"kp-press-logos\" aria-label=\"As seen on\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-no-translation><img src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/press\/abc.png\" alt=\"ABC\" width=\"620\" height=\"320\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"low\" decoding=\"async\"><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-no-translation><img src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/press\/nbc.png\" alt=\"NBC\" width=\"620\" height=\"320\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"low\" decoding=\"async\"><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-no-translation><img src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/press\/cbs.png\" alt=\"CBS\" width=\"620\" height=\"320\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"low\" decoding=\"async\"><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-no-translation><img src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/press\/fox.png\" alt=\"FOX\" width=\"620\" height=\"320\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"low\" decoding=\"async\"><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-no-translation><img src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/press\/ktla5.png\" alt=\"KTLA 5\" width=\"620\" height=\"320\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"low\" decoding=\"async\"><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-no-translation><img src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/press\/palmspringslife.png\" alt=\"Palm Springs Life\" width=\"620\" height=\"320\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"low\" decoding=\"async\"><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"kp-stats\" aria-labelledby=\"kp-stats-h\">\n\t<div class=\"kp-wrap\">\n\t\t<h2 id=\"kp-stats-h\" class=\"kp-h2 ev-rv\">Relief that <span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">lasts<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"kp-stats-grid ev-rv-group\" data-ev-island=\"kp-odo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-stat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-sr-only\">80%<\/span><div class=\"kp-num\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"kp-digits\"><span data-odo data-no-translation>8<\/span><span data-odo data-no-translation>0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kp-amber\">%<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>less knee pain<a href=\"#kp-src\" aria-describedby=\"kp-src\">*<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-stat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-sr-only\">4 in 5<\/span><div class=\"kp-num\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span data-odo data-no-translation>4<\/span><small>in<\/small><span data-odo data-no-translation>5<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>patients report lasting relief<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-stat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-sr-only\">2+ years<\/span><div class=\"kp-num\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span data-odo data-no-translation>2<\/span><span class=\"kp-amber\">+<\/span><small>years<\/small><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>of relief in studies, and it can be repeated<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-stat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-sr-only\">1\u20132 days<\/span><div class=\"kp-num\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span data-odo data-no-translation>1<\/span>\u2013<span data-odo data-no-translation>2<\/span><small>days<\/small><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>until you\u2019re back to light activity<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kp-foot\" id=\"kp-src\">*Individual results vary.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"kp-quiz\" id=\"kp-quiz\" aria-labelledby=\"kp-quiz-h\">\n\t<div class=\"kp-wrap kp-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"kp-quiz-h\" class=\"ev-sr-only\">Knee pain quiz<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ev-quiz-section ev-quiz-dark\" data-ev-layout=\"section\" 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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-ev-part=\"questions\">\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:0;min-width:0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<legend style=\"padding:0;float:left;width:100%;text-align:center\">\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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:block;font-size:var(--ev-quiz-q, clamp(1.75rem, 3.6vw, 2.6rem));text-wrap:balance;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<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<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);line-height:1.5;color:var(--muted-foreground);text-align:center;margin:16px 0 0\">5 quick questions, under 2 minutes.<\/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:0;min-width:0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<legend style=\"padding:0;float:left;width:100%;text-align:center\">\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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:block;font-size:var(--ev-quiz-q, clamp(1.75rem, 3.6vw, 2.6rem));text-wrap:balance;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<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: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:10px 0;margin:-10px 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:0;min-width:0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<legend style=\"padding:0;float:left;width:100%;text-align:center\">\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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:block;font-size:var(--ev-quiz-q, clamp(1.75rem, 3.6vw, 2.6rem));text-wrap:balance;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<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:10px 0;margin:-10px 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:0;min-width:0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<legend style=\"padding:0;float:left;width:100%;text-align:center\">\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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:block;font-size:var(--ev-quiz-q, clamp(1.75rem, 3.6vw, 2.6rem));text-wrap:balance;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<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:10px 0;margin:-10px 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:0;min-width:0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<legend style=\"padding:0;float:left;width:100%;text-align:center\">\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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:block;font-size:var(--ev-quiz-q, clamp(1.75rem, 3.6vw, 2.6rem));text-wrap:balance;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<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: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:10px 0;margin:-10px 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:0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-quiz-step\" style=\"padding:0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-ev-part=\"result-headline\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.1rem);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.03em;line-height:1.12;margin:0 0 10px\"><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-ev-part=\"result-body\" style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.55;margin:0 0 28px\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:clamp(1.15rem, 1.8vw, 1.35rem);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.02em;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 4px\">Here&#8217;s what <span class=\"ev-gradient-text-light\">your answers<\/span> tell us<\/h3>\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)\"><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=\"8\" r=\"6\"\/><path d=\"M15.477 12.89 17 22l-5-3-5 3 1.523-9.11\"\/><\/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 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%\">Review My Symptoms<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<\/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. This isn&#039;t a diagnosis, just tell us where to reach you and we&#039;ll follow up.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div data-ev-part=\"form\" style=\"margin-top:24px;background:var(--card);border-radius:24px;box-shadow:var(--shadow-md);border:1px solid var(--border);overflow:hidden;padding:22px 26px 32px\">\n\t\t\t\t<form method=\"post\" class=\"evvs-consult-form\" data-ev-island=\"consult-form\"\tdata-ev-embedded=\"1\"\n\tdata-ev-form=\"gae-quiz\"\n\tdata-ev-service=\"knee\"\n\t\tdata-ev-office=\"\"\n\t\tdata-ev-step-start=\"1\"\n\tdata-ev-fallback-phone=\"(800) 827-4267\"\n\tdata-ev-fallback-href=\"tel:18008274267\">\n\n\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"lnsg\" data-ev-field=\"lnsg\" value=\"\">\n\n\t<div data-ev-part=\"core\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div data-ev-part=\"head-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-ev-part=\"headline\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.1rem);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.03em;line-height:1.12;margin:0 0 10px;text-align:center\">A few details and we&#039;ll reach out<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p data-ev-part=\"body\" style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.55;margin:0 0 22px;text-align:center\">Share your contact details and our care team will reach out to confirm. It only takes a minute.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"interest[]\" value=\"knee\" data-ev-interest-fixed=\"knee\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div data-ev-part=\"details\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ev-cf-grid\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:16px\">\n\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:6px\"><label for=\"ev-cf-first\" style=\"font-size:13px;font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading)\">First name<\/label><input id=\"ev-cf-first\" name=\"first\" type=\"text\" autocomplete=\"given-name\" placeholder=\"First name\" required data-ev-field=\"first\" style=\"height:48px;width:100%;padding:0 14px;font-family:var(--font-sans);font-size:15px;color:var(--foreground);background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--input);border-radius:var(--radius);outline:none;box-shadow:var(--shadow-xs);transition:var(--transition-colors), box-shadow var(--duration);box-sizing:border-box\"><p hidden data-ev-error=\"first\" style=\"font-size:var(--text-xs);color:var(--ev-destructive);margin:6px 0 0\">Required<\/p><\/div><div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:6px\"><label for=\"ev-cf-last\" style=\"font-size:13px;font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading)\">Last name<\/label><input id=\"ev-cf-last\" name=\"last\" type=\"text\" autocomplete=\"family-name\" placeholder=\"Last name\" required data-ev-field=\"last\" style=\"height:48px;width:100%;padding:0 14px;font-family:var(--font-sans);font-size:15px;color:var(--foreground);background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--input);border-radius:var(--radius);outline:none;box-shadow:var(--shadow-xs);transition:var(--transition-colors), box-shadow var(--duration);box-sizing:border-box\"><p hidden data-ev-error=\"last\" style=\"font-size:var(--text-xs);color:var(--ev-destructive);margin:6px 0 0\">Required<\/p><\/div><div class=\"ev-cf-pair\"><div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:6px\"><label for=\"ev-cf-email\" style=\"font-size:13px;font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading)\">Email<\/label><input id=\"ev-cf-email\" name=\"email\" type=\"email\" autocomplete=\"email\" placeholder=\"Email\" required data-ev-field=\"email\" style=\"height:48px;width:100%;padding:0 14px;font-family:var(--font-sans);font-size:15px;color:var(--foreground);background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--input);border-radius:var(--radius);outline:none;box-shadow:var(--shadow-xs);transition:var(--transition-colors), box-shadow var(--duration);box-sizing:border-box\"><p hidden data-ev-error=\"email\" style=\"font-size:var(--text-xs);color:var(--ev-destructive);margin:6px 0 0\">Enter a valid email<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ev-cf-pair\"><div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:6px\"><label for=\"ev-cf-phone\" style=\"font-size:13px;font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading)\">Phone<\/label><input id=\"ev-cf-phone\" name=\"phone\" type=\"tel\" autocomplete=\"tel\" placeholder=\"Phone\" required data-ev-field=\"phone\" style=\"height:48px;width:100%;padding:0 14px;font-family:var(--font-sans);font-size:15px;color:var(--foreground);background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--input);border-radius:var(--radius);outline:none;box-shadow:var(--shadow-xs);transition:var(--transition-colors), box-shadow var(--duration);box-sizing:border-box\"><p hidden data-ev-error=\"phone\" style=\"font-size:var(--text-xs);color:var(--ev-destructive);margin:6px 0 0\">Enter a valid phone number<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<div style=\"grid-column:1 \/ -1;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:6px\">\n\t\t\t\t<label for=\"ev-cf-message\" style=\"font-size:13px;font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading)\">Anything else we should know? 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Please call us at <a href=\"tel:18008274267\" style=\"color:var(--primary);font-weight:700\">(800) 827-4267<\/a> and our care team will take your details over the phone.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/noscript>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ev-fine\" style=\"text-align:center;margin-top:14px\">This online check is for guidance only and is not a medical diagnosis.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div hidden data-ev-part=\"final\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-ev-part=\"final-slot\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"kp-ben\" aria-labelledby=\"kp-ben-h\" data-ev-island=\"kp-benefits\">\n\t<div class=\"kp-ben-tile\">\n\t\t<h2 id=\"kp-ben-h\" class=\"kp-h2 ev-rv\">The benefits of <span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">GAE<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"kp-ben-stage\">\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"kp-ben-arc\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-ben-fig\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"kp-ben-img\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/knee-pain\/benefits-grandpa.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"1086\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"kp-ben-list\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"kp-ben-item\"><i class=\"kp-ben-node\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"kp-ben-bubble\"><span class=\"kp-ben-t\">Awake, local numbing only<\/span><span class=\"kp-ben-d\">Only a small spot at the top of your thigh is numbed.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"kp-ben-item\"><i class=\"kp-ben-node\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"kp-ben-bubble\"><span class=\"kp-ben-t\">No surgery<\/span><span class=\"kp-ben-d\">No incision, no stitches.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"kp-ben-item\"><i class=\"kp-ben-node\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"kp-ben-bubble\"><span class=\"kp-ben-t\">About 30 minutes<\/span><span class=\"kp-ben-d\">One outpatient visit.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"kp-ben-item\"><i class=\"kp-ben-node\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"kp-ben-bubble\"><span class=\"kp-ben-t\">Home the same day<\/span><span class=\"kp-ben-d\">Back to light activity in a day or two.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"kp-ben-item\"><i class=\"kp-ben-node\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"kp-ben-bubble\"><span class=\"kp-ben-t\">FDA-cleared technology<\/span><span class=\"kp-ben-d\">Tiny Embosphere\u00ae Microspheres calm the inflammation.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"kp-ben-item\"><i class=\"kp-ben-node\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"kp-ben-bubble\"><span class=\"kp-ben-t\">Keeps your cartilage<\/span><span class=\"kp-ben-d\">Your own knee stays whole.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"kp-ben-run\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"kp-how\" aria-labelledby=\"kp-how-h\">\n\t<div class=\"kp-wrap\">\n\t\t<h2 id=\"kp-how-h\" class=\"kp-h2 ev-rv\">How GAE <span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">works<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kp-sub ev-rv\">One outpatient visit, about 30 minutes, and home the same day.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"kp-steps ev-rv-group\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kp-step-n\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-step-img\"><img src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/gae-step-1.png\" alt=\"A thin catheter entering the artery at the top of the thigh\" width=\"520\" height=\"837\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>A tiny pinhole<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your physician numbs a small spot at the top of your thigh and enters the artery through a pinhole. No incision, no stitches.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kp-step-n\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-step-img\"><img src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/gae-step-2.png\" alt=\"The catheter guided to the small arteries around the knee\" width=\"460\" height=\"862\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Find the source<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Live X-ray guides a thin catheter to the small genicular arteries around your knee that feed the inflammation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kp-step-n\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-step-img\"><img src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/gae-step-3.png\" alt=\"Microspheres slowing the excess blood flow around the knee\" width=\"454\" height=\"859\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Calm the inflammation<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tiny FDA-cleared Embosphere\u00ae Microspheres slow that excess blood flow. Your knee\u2019s normal circulation keeps working. Doctors have used these microspheres for decades to treat uterine fibroids, tumors and internal bleeding.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"kp-inside\" aria-labelledby=\"kp-in-h\">\n\t<div class=\"kp-wrap kp-split\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2 id=\"kp-in-h\" class=\"kp-h2 ev-rv\">See inside a <span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">real patient\u2019s knee<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kp-body ev-rv\">Knee arthritis isn\u2019t only worn cartilage. Extra, leaky blood vessels grow around the joint lining and keep it inflamed, and that inflammation drives the pain.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kp-body ev-rv\">These are actual angiograms from a real Empire Vein &amp; Vascular patient. On the left, a dense tangle of overgrown vessels crowds the knee. On the right, after GAE, that excess flow is calmed. Less inflammation means less pain, and your knee itself was never touched.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-angio ev-rv-group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"kp-scan\"><img src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/gae-before.jpg\" alt=\"A knee angiogram before GAE, showing a dense tangle of overgrown blood vessels around the joint\" width=\"450\" height=\"431\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>Before<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"kp-scan is-after\"><img src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/gae-after.jpg\" alt=\"The same knee after GAE, with that excess blood flow reduced\" width=\"450\" height=\"431\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>After<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"kp-compare\" aria-labelledby=\"kp-cmp-h\">\n\t<div class=\"kp-wrap\">\n\t\t<h2 id=\"kp-cmp-h\" class=\"kp-h2 ev-rv\">An alternative to <span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">knee replacement<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kp-sub ev-rv\">Choosing GAE doesn\u2019t rule out a knee replacement later.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-table-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-table-in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"kp-table\" data-ev-island=\"kp-table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<thead><tr><td><\/td><th scope=\"col\" class=\"is-gae\">GAE<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Injections<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Knee replacement<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><th scope=\"row\">Minimally invasive<\/th><td class=\"is-gae\"><span class=\"kp-yes\">\u2713<span class=\"ev-sr-only\">Yes<\/span><\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"kp-yes\">\u2713<span class=\"ev-sr-only\">Yes<\/span><\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"kp-no\">\u2715<span class=\"ev-sr-only\">No<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><th scope=\"row\">Long-term pain relief<\/th><td class=\"is-gae\"><span class=\"kp-yes\">\u2713<span class=\"ev-sr-only\">Yes<\/span><\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"kp-no\">\u2715<span class=\"ev-sr-only\">No<\/span><\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"kp-yes\">\u2713<span class=\"ev-sr-only\">Yes<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><th scope=\"row\">Preserves knee cartilage<\/th><td class=\"is-gae\"><span class=\"kp-yes\">\u2713<span class=\"ev-sr-only\">Yes<\/span><\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"kp-no\">\u2715<span class=\"ev-sr-only\">No<\/span><\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"kp-no\">\u2715<span class=\"ev-sr-only\">No<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><th scope=\"row\">Recovery time<\/th><td class=\"is-gae\">Days<\/td><td>Days<\/td><td>Months<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><th scope=\"row\">Hospital stay<\/th><td class=\"is-gae\"><span class=\"kp-no\">\u2715<span class=\"ev-sr-only\">No<\/span><\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"kp-no\">\u2715<span class=\"ev-sr-only\">No<\/span><\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"kp-yes\">\u2713<span class=\"ev-sr-only\">Yes<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><th scope=\"row\">Risk of major complications<\/th><td class=\"is-gae\">Low<\/td><td>Low<\/td><td>Higher<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kp-pillar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-tiles\"><a class=\"kp-tile\" href=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/es\/knee-pain\/gae-vs-injections\/\"><span>GAE vs. injections<\/span><img src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/compare-injections.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14\"\/><path d=\"M12 5l7 7-7 7\"\/><\/svg><\/a><a class=\"kp-tile\" href=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/es\/knee-pain\/gae-vs-knee-replacement\/\"><span>GAE vs. knee replacement<\/span><img src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/compare-knee-replacement.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14\"\/><path d=\"M12 5l7 7-7 7\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"kp-fit-band\" aria-labelledby=\"kp-fit-h\">\n\t<img class=\"kp-fit-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/knee-pain\/fit-couple.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t<div class=\"kp-wrap\">\n\t\t<h2 id=\"kp-fit-h\" class=\"kp-h2 ev-rv\">Is GAE <span class=\"ev-gradient-text-light\">right for you?<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-fit ev-rv-group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-fit-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>You may be a good fit if\u2026<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span class=\"kp-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"3.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>You have moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span class=\"kp-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"3.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>You\u2019re not ready for, or want to avoid, knee replacement surgery<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span class=\"kp-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"3.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>Pain continues despite injections, medication, or physical therapy<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span class=\"kp-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"3.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>You want a minimally invasive option with a faster recovery<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-fit-col is-after\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>What patients often notice after<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span class=\"kp-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"3.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>Reduced knee pain during everyday activities<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span class=\"kp-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"3.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>Greater ease walking, climbing stairs, and staying active<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span class=\"kp-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"3.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>Improved mobility and flexibility<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span class=\"kp-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"3.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>A chance to delay or avoid future knee surgery<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"kp-link ev-rv\" href=\"#kp-quiz\">Take the 2-minute quiz <svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14\"\/><path d=\"M12 5l7 7-7 7\"\/><\/svg><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"kp-docband\" aria-labelledby=\"kp-doc-h\">\n\t<div class=\"kp-wrap kp-doc\">\n\t\t<div class=\"kp-doc-photo ev-rv\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dr-pushpinder-sivia.png\" alt=\"Dr. Pushpinder Sivia\" width=\"350\" height=\"500\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"kp-doc-text ev-rv-group\">\n\t\t\t<h2 id=\"kp-doc-h\" class=\"kp-h2\">Meet your <span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">GAE specialist<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"kp-doc-name\">Dr. Pushpinder Sivia<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kp-doc-cred\">President, Empire Vein &amp; Vascular Specialists<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"kp-quote\">\u201cFor the right patient, GAE can mean years of relief without ever stepping into an operating room. Helping people get back to the things they\u2019d given up on, that\u2019s the part of this work I love most.\u201d<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"kp-facts\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><b data-no-translation>800+<\/b>GAE procedures performed<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Board-Certified Vascular Surgeon<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Top Physician, Palm Springs Life, 2025 and 2026<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"kp-link\" href=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/es\/our-team\/dr-pushpinder-sivia\/\">Read Dr. Sivia\u2019s profile <svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14\"\/><path d=\"M12 5l7 7-7 7\"\/><\/svg><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What is GAE, and how does it work?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"GAE, or genicular artery embolization, is a minimally invasive outpatient treatment for knee osteoarthritis pain. 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See all plans we accept.\"}}]}<\/script>\n<section class=\"kp-faqband\" aria-labelledby=\"kp-faq-h\">\n\t<div class=\"kp-wrap\">\n\t\t<h2 id=\"kp-faq-h\" class=\"kp-h2 kp-center ev-rv\">Questions about <span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">GAE<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-faq\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<summary>What is GAE, and how does it work?<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-ans\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GAE, or genicular artery embolization, is a minimally invasive outpatient treatment for knee osteoarthritis pain. The genicular arteries are the small arteries that wrap around the knee. In osteoarthritis they overgrow and inflame the joint lining, and that inflammation is a major driver of pain. Through a pinhole at the top of the thigh, your physician guides a thin catheter to those arteries and releases FDA-cleared Embosphere\u00ae Microspheres, soft gel spheres that slow the abnormal blood flow. Your normal arteries stay intact. Doctors have used these same microspheres for decades to treat uterine fibroids, tumors and internal bleeding.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<summary>Does GAE remove or damage my cartilage?<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-ans\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. Nothing is cut, removed or replaced. A knee replacement cuts away bone and cartilage for an artificial joint; GAE only calms the inflammation, so your own knee stays whole and every other treatment stays open to you.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<summary>Does GAE hurt?<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-ans\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You stay awake, and only a small spot at the top of your thigh is numbed, so the procedure itself is generally painless. Afterward, some people notice mild soreness or bruising for a few days, which is usually managed with over-the-counter medication.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<summary>What is recovery like?<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-ans\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most people go home the same day and return to light activity within a day or two. Pain usually begins to ease within days and keeps improving over the following weeks.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<summary>How long does relief last, and can GAE be repeated?<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-ans\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In studies, most patients report significant relief lasting two years or longer. That\u2019s years, not the weeks you\u2019d get from a typical injection. Because nothing is removed, GAE can be repeated if symptoms return.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<summary>What does the research say?<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-ans\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More than a dozen clinical studies support GAE, including randomized controlled trials. In May 2026 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sirweb.org\/for-press\/new-position-statement-highlights-the-growing-role-of-genicular-artery-embolization-for-knee-osteoarthritis\" style=\"color:var(--ev-purple-600);font-weight:600\">Society of Interventional Radiology<\/a> called GAE safe, durable and joint-preserving for people with knee osteoarthritis whose pain hasn\u2019t improved with conservative care, and called for larger randomized controlled trials.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<summary>Is GAE covered by insurance?<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-ans\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-ins\" data-no-translation>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/insurance\/medicare.png\" alt=\"Medicare\" width=\"1280\" height=\"369\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/insurance\/iehp.png\" alt=\"IEHP\" width=\"312\" height=\"161\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Coverage is growing as GAE becomes more established. Many plans, including Medicare, IEHP and most PPOs, cover it for the right candidate. Our team checks your benefits before anything is scheduled, so you know where you stand. <a href=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/es\/patient-center\/insurances-we-accept\/\" style=\"color:var(--ev-purple-600);font-weight:600\">See all plans we accept<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kp-tiles ev-rv\"><a class=\"kp-tile\" href=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/es\/knee-pain\/genicular-artery-embolization\/\"><span>Read the complete guide to GAE<\/span><img class=\"is-cutout\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/gae-step-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"862\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14\"\/><path d=\"M12 5l7 7-7 7\"\/><\/svg><\/a><a class=\"kp-tile\" href=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/es\/knee-pain\/knee-osteoarthritis\/\"><span>Knee osteoarthritis explained<\/span><img src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/knee-pain\/tile-why-knee.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"178\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14\"\/><path d=\"M12 5l7 7-7 7\"\/><\/svg><\/a><a class=\"kp-tile is-warm\" href=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/docs\/skip-the-scalpel-gae-guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Download \u201cSkip the Scalpel,\u201d our free patient guide<\/span><img class=\"is-cutout\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/skip-the-scalpel-ebook.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"439\" loading=\"lazy\" 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