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
â¢ Dependent variable (DV): Variable the experimenter measures, after making changes to the IV that are assumed to affect the DV. For example, we might change the type of information (e.g. organized or random) given to participants to see what effect this might have on the amount of information remembered.