Age

18–any

Sex

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

Patients undergoing genicular RFA will be eligible for inclusion in the study
Patients with knee pain, baseline average of \> 4/10
X-ray evidence of osteoarthritis of the knee
Pain duration of \>6 weeks and no previous knee surgeries
Patients will also only be included who have never undergone a RFA on the affected knee

Individuals who do not have evidence of osteoarthritis on X-ray,
Secondary gain expected to influence treatment outcomes
Poorly controlled psychiatric condition that could affect outcome (e.g. active substance abuse) or impose a barrier to participation
Chronic opioid use and anticoagulation therapy that cannot be stopped and could warrant a different treatment approach (e.g. phenol ablation)
Severe motion sickness
Seizure disorder
Vision loss
Pregnant
Nursing

VR and Cooled Genicular Nerve Radio Frequency Ablation for Chronic Knee Pain