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Hip and Knee OA Treatment Pyramid | Helping My Arthritis Vancouver
Hip and Knee OA Treatment Pyramid
March 21, 2021
- The first line of treatment for ALL patients with hip or knee OA is education, exercise and weight loss.
- SOME patients may need more. That second line of treatment could include medications, aids and devices (such as braces and orthotics) and more individualized therapy.
- In those FEW cases where the non-surgical first and second lines of treatment aren’t proving sufficient, the next step is to pursue surgical consultation. This is considered the third-line of treatment.
We know that too many hip and knee OA patients don't receive adequate exposure to the long-term tools to self-manage their arthritic joints. Luckily, the tide has really turned in recent years.
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