Non-surgical joint pain relief
You've done everything right — and it still hurts.
Injections that stopped working. Therapy that didn't last. A surgery you'd rather avoid — or one you already had that didn't fix the pain. If that sounds like you, there's a minimally invasive option most people have never been told about.
Feel meaningful pain relief within 2–4 weeks — and get back to normal activity the next day.
Does this sound like you?
If you're saying any of these, you're in the right place
These are the exact words we hear every day. Find yours — then see whether this treatment could help.
“My injections stopped working.”
Cortisone or gel shots that used to help barely last now.
See what else can help →“I want to avoid knee replacement.”
You're not ready for surgery — or you're not a candidate for it.
See the non-surgical option →“I'm still hurting after my knee replacement.”
The surgery went fine — but the pain didn't go away.
See why, and what helps →“I can't sleep on that side.”
Outer-hip pain that flares the moment you lie on it.
See about hip pain →“My frozen shoulder isn't getting better.”
Months of therapy and injections, and it still won't loosen.
See about frozen shoulder →“Nothing has worked. Is there anything left?”
Yes — take the 2-minute check and find out in plain English.
See if I'm a candidate →What we treat
Conditions we help with
Embolization gently reduces the abnormal blood flow and inflammation that fuel chronic joint pain.
Knee arthritis pain
Bone-on-bone knee pain that limits your walking, sleep, and life — when you're not ready for (or want to avoid) a knee replacement.
Explore knee treatment →Pain after knee replacement
Still hurting months or years after your knee replacement? You're not alone — and revision surgery isn't the only path.
Explore post-replacement relief →Stubborn hip / bursitis pain
Nagging pain on the outer hip that steroid shots and PT haven't fixed — often called greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS).
Explore hip treatment →Also treating shoulder pain & frozen shoulder with shoulder artery embolization.
Why it works
Chronic pain feeds itself. We stop the cycle at its source.
When a joint stays inflamed, your body grows tiny, abnormal blood vessels in the area — and those vessels feed even more inflammation, a cycle that keeps getting worse. Painful new nerves grow in right alongside them. Embolization gently reduces that abnormal blood flow, calming both the inflammation and the pain nerves at once.
The only treatment that targets both the inflammation and the pain — at their source.
A different kind of treatment
Injections mask the pain; surgery replaces the joint. Embolization treats the inflammation and the pain nerves at their source — so the cycle can finally settle.
Targets the source
Reduces the abnormal blood vessels and the painful nerves driving your joint pain — not just the symptom.
No cutting
Done through a tiny pinhole in the foot — no cutting, stitches, or implants.
Home in ~1 hour
A quick, ~30-minute outpatient procedure. Most people head home about an hour later.
Quick recovery
Most people are back to normal activity the next day; relief builds over 2–4 weeks.
A team, not a single doctor
Multidisciplinary care at every location
At each Embolix location you're cared for by a multi-specialty team — board-certified minimally invasive specialists, pain-management physicians, and the supporting clinicians who round out your care, all working together in one place. And no one has more experience: Embolix has trained more interventional radiologists in these techniques than anyone in the country.
- ✔Minimally invasive specialists — the interventional radiologists who perform the embolization
- ✔Pain-management physicians — expert evaluation and the specialist referral some insurers require, handled in-house
- ✔One coordinated plan — no bouncing between offices or repeating your story
A multi-specialty team under one roof — so your care is coordinated from the first visit to your last follow-up.
Why Embolix
The team that pioneered these procedures in America
Embolix physicians were among the first to bring musculoskeletal embolization to the U.S. and now hold the largest experience with these procedures in the world. Experience matters in a procedure this precise.
“My leg is so much better & my knee has really improved. The procedure is handled so well; hardly any pain! I was able to drive myself home!”
— L.S. · read more patient stories
Who will treat you
The physicians behind your care
You're not being handed to whoever is available. Embolix programs are led by the physicians who helped establish these procedures in the United States — and who train the field through the Embolix Institute for MSK Embolization, which has trained more interventional radiologists in these techniques than any other program.
Keerthi Prasad, MD
A pioneer of musculoskeletal embolization in the U.S. Has trained interventional radiologists across the country in these techniques.
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Monish Merchant, MD
Board-certified interventional radiologist, widely published, with a large volume of experience in novel embolization techniques.
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Rohit Puranik, MD
Triple board-certified in pain management, venous & lymphatic medicine, and anesthesiology — comprehensive chronic-pain care.
Read full profile →Not sure if embolization is right for you?
Take our quick, private 2-minute assessment. We'll tell you whether you may be a candidate and walk you through your coverage.
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