Fast Five Quiz: Arthritis

According to 2019 guidelines from the ACR/Arthritis Foundation, strong recommendations include the following:

• Exercise

• Weight loss in patients with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis who are overweight or obese

• Self-efficacy and self-management programs

• Tai chi

• Cane use

• Hand orthoses for first CMC joint osteoarthritis

• Tibiofemoral bracing for tibiofemoral knee osteoarthritis

• Topical NSAIDs for knee osteoarthritis

• Oral NSAIDs

TENS is strongly recommended against in patients with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis. Hydroxychloroquine is strongly recommended against in patients with knee, hip, and/or hand osteoarthritis. Iontophoresis is conditionally recommended against in patients with first CMC joint osteoarthritis.

Read more about the treatment of osteoarthritis.

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Cite this: Herbert S. Diamond. Fast Five Quiz: Arthritis - Medscape - Jul 28, 2020.