Patient support
To help your patients with osteoarthritis manage their condition and improve their quality of life, we provide educational resources regarding:
Physical Activity
All national and international recommendations consider adapted physical activity as the first-line treatment for peripheral osteoarthritis. 1,2,3
To encourage your patients to adopt a regular and adapted physical activity routine, here are 7 sheets presenting general advice and specific exercises to strengthen and stretch each joint.
Patient Education
Patient education on osteoarthritis has proven to be an effective measure for pain relief , 4 and is recognized in various treatment guidelines, such as those from OARSI 5 and EULAR 6.
Here are 2 resources to help your patients better understand osteoarthritis and live with their pathology.
References
- HAS – Recommander les bonnes pratiques. Prescription d’activité physique- Arthroses périphériques [Internet]. 2022 Jul [cited 2024 Jul 17] Available from: https://www.has-sante.fr/upload/docs/application/pdf/2022-08/fiche_aps_arthroses_vf.pdf
- Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, Expertise collective. Activité physique : contextes et effets sur la santé. Paris: INSERM; 2008.
- Kolasinski SL, Neogi T, Hochberg MC, Oatis C, Guyatt G, Block J, et al. 2019 American College of Rheumatology/Arthritis Foundation guideline for the management of osteoarthritis of the hand, hip, and knee. Arthritis Care Res 2020;72(2):149-62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acr.24131
- Lesmond I, Calvache-Mateo A, Heredia-Ciuró A, Martín-Núñez J, Navas-Otero A, López-López L, et al. Neurophysiological pain education for patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Patient Educ Couns. 2024 Mar;120:108128.
- Bannuru RR, Osani MC, Vaysbrot EE, Arden NK, Bennell K, Bierma-Zeinstra SMA, et al. OARSI guidelines for the non-surgical management of knee, hip, and polyarticular osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2019;27(11):1578-1589.
- Jordan KM, Arden NK, Doherty M, Bannwarth B, Bijlsma JW, Dieppe P, et al. Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutic Trials ESCISIT. EULAR Recommendations 2003: an evidence based approach to the management of knee osteoarthritis: Report of a Task Force of the Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutic Trials (ESCISIT). Ann Rheum Dis. 2003;62(12):1145-55.