Genicular Nerve Block or Genicular Radiofrequency Nerve Ablation can be done before if the hopes of preventing surgery or after knee surgery to offer pain relief. Diagnostic Genicular Nerve Block â this procedure consists of placing a small amount of a local anesthetic, on the genicular nerves.
There are slight differences in the meanings of these terms, but they are often used interchangeably. 1  Independent Variable: It implies causality: the independent variable affects the dependent variable. 2  Predictor Variable: It does not imply causality. 3  Predictor: Same as Predictor Variable. 4  Covariate: A continuous predictor variable. 5  Factor: A 6  ... G
Case example for Independent and Dependent variables. Definition: A variable is either a result of some force or it is the force that causes a change in another variable.In experiments, these are called dependent and independent variables respectively.t the end of the month, all children were given a reading comprehension test. Those who listened to Mozart daily (Group A) scored significantly higher on the reading test. In this case, the reading comprehension test score is the dependent variable and exposure to Mozartâs music is the independent variable.