Download: Download full-size image Fig. 1. Flow diagram of study selection. Seven PPT studies specified a single area for the affected joint (knee, hip, or hand) which allowed categorisation of the anatomical QST test sites (affected joint, distal, remote, other), and only this group of ...
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative disease of the joints and currently its high prevalence increases even further due to aging and an increasingly obese population [1,2,3]. Current treatment options focus on targeting the symptoms and are limited to analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs...