If you’re suffering from chronic knee pain from osteoarthritis, iovera° may be a treatment for you. iovera° is a medical procedure performed by your clinician that utilizes the power of cold to instantly reduce pain. Using ultrasound guidance, your provider can localize and treat the nerves contributing to your knee pain. This FDA-approved procedure is performed at most of our locations and takes approximately 30 minutes. Results can be felt immediately after treatment and may last up to six months. The iovera° treatment is localized and does not inject any drugs into the body. Results can be felt immediately after treatment. When the treatment is applied to a specific nerve, it will interrupt that nerve’s ability to send a pain signal, immediately reducing pain. Ask your provider if you are a good candidate for iovera° treatment.
The iovera° treatment can be used to treat chronic pain due to osteoarthritis of the knee.
A clinical study showed that most iovera° patients experienced pain relief that lasted up to 90 days. The results of this study show that iovera° patients had:
DECREASED KNEE PAIN
Patients continued to experience pain relief at 30, 60, and 90 days after treatment.
LESS STIFFNESS
Patients treated experienced less stiffness 30 days after treatment.
IMPROVED PHYSICAL FUNCTION
Patients had improved physical function at 90 days.
The iovera° treatment can also be performed prior to knee surgery to help reduce pain after surgery. It provides immediate, long-lasting relief of post-surgical pain. The treatment uses the body’s natural response to cold to block the signaling portion of a nerve, temporarily reducing pain during the weeks following surgery. The results of a clinical trial show that iovera° patients had:
FEWER OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS
Patients who received iovera° treatment requested 45% fewer opioid prescriptions at 12 weeks after knee replacement surgery.
REDUCTION IN KNEE PAIN
Two weeks after surgery, patients treated with iovera° experienced less pain.
FASTER DISCHARGE
More patients treated with iovera° were discharged within 2 days of surgery.
If you’re suffering from knee pain, ask your rheumatologist if iovera° may be a treatment for you.
See the schedule for the current ARA clinicians who currently perform iovera°.
IOVERA SCHEDULE 2026
Chevy Chase
Dr. Berhanu – First Wednesday of each month
Dr. Worthing – Second Wednesday of each month
DC
Dr. Peng – Second Wednesday of every other month
Fairfax
Dr. Peng – Second Tuesday of every other month
Rockville 2
Dr. Beall – Fourth Tuesday of each month (afternoon)
Jenny Le-Prejean, PA-C – Fourth Tuesday of each month (morning)
Rockville 5
Dr. Kumar – Last Thursday of each month
Dr. Potter – Third Wednesday of each month
Dr. Rottmann – First Tuesday of each month