Patient education and psychosocial support are as important as medical therapy, particularly in older adults. Pain relief is the primary indication for the use of pharmacologic agents in patients with OA who do not respond to nonpharmacologic interventions. Because of its efficacy–toxicity profile, ...
Good Life with osteoArthritis in Denmark (GLA:D®) represents such an evidence-based treatment plan for knee and hip OA consisting of patient education and exercise therapy [13]. Studies have shown that GLA:D® is feasible and effective in reducing pain and improving function and QL, at ...
First-line treatments are exercise therapy, weight loss for those with overweight or obesity, patient education, and use of a knee brace or cane, if indicated. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) that are applied to the skin or taken orally may help reduce knee pain. However, oral...
For example, while education and exercise seem to be effective in the rehabilitation of knee OA, are there more effective approaches in the provision of patient education and self-management (eg, theory-based, co-designed)? Also, are the exercises that we currently use ideal or do we need ...
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patient education should be addressed for all treatments 38OA awareness and perception in society requires improvement 39Emerging imaging and biomarker research will impact both on diagnosis and trial endpoints 41CHAPTER 3 R&D APPROACH 43Classification of marketed and pipeline OA drugs ...
The management of rhinosinusitis depends on a number of variables related to the duration and severity of symptoms in the individual patient. Furthermore a... MS Benninger,J Anon,RL Mabry - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 被引量: 718发表: 1997年 Bipolar I disorder: psychopathology, medi...
Specifically, gender, education, and BMI were significantly associated with pain and function Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) scores in the Johnston County group, but not in the present study. This is likely because our study involved a veteran patient sample, ...
education—complemented by topical or oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in those without contraindications. Intra-articular steroid injections provide short-term pain relief and duloxetine has demonstrated efficacy. Opiates should be avoided. Clinical trials have shown promising results for...
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