top of page
Evidence Informed Physiotherapy
Osteoarthritis
KEY POINTS
- there are many interventions that a proven effective for the treatment of Osteoarthritis. The best evidence supports increasing muscle strength, improving muscle & joint circulation, reducing inflammation, reducing body weight, and improving self-efficacy
- if is safe and effective for people with osteoarthritis to increase physical activity, muscle strengthening, walking and other exercises. Well structed exercise improves pain and function for suffers of osteoarthritis, including with individuals who are considered obese
- we see a lot of age related changes on scans and x-rays in people with no history of pain. This highlights the importance of understanding the individual pain experience, and treating the person, not treating the scan
bottom of page