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The use of conventional and complementary treatments for knee osteoarthritis in the community

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posted on 2023-06-07, 14:48 authored by K M Jordan, S Sawyers, P Coakley, H Smith, C Cooper, N K Arden
Objectives: The aim of the survey was to assess the prevalence of clinically diagnosed knee osteoarthritis (OA) in two general practice populations in the Wessex region (practice A: a deprived urban population and practice B: an affluent rural population) and to assess both conventional and complementary therapy use in these two populations. Methods: All patients over 55?yr with a clinical diagnosis of knee OA, as identified from the practice computerized records, were sent a questionnaire about their knee pain and their use of conventional and complementary treatments. Results: A total of 4566 patients over 55?yr were registered in the two practices. Of these, 828 (18.13%) had a clinical diagnosis of knee OA and 240 (29%) patients were asymptomatic at the time of survey. Physiotherapy was under-utilized with only 13.1% of patients having received either hospital- or GP-based physiotherapy. There was a high prevalence of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use, being significantly more in the affluent population (P?

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Journal

Rheumatology

ISSN

1462-0332

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Issue

3

Volume

43

Page range

381-384

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  • Primary Care and Public Health Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2008-10-06

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2018-04-30

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