Objective: To identify predictors of pain and disability in knee osteoarthritis. Design: A one-
year prospective analysis of determinants of pain and functioning in knee osteoarthritis …

Objective: To identify predictors of long-term pain and disability in knee osteoarthritis.
Design: A longitudinal cohort study of five years. Setting: Primary care providers. Subjects: In …

Background Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of arthritis and imposes a
heavy burden on individual welfare among elderly people. There is preliminary evidence …

Background Pain levels in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee are commonly
assessed by using a numeric scoring system, but results may be influenced by factors other …

Objectives Why some patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) report greater pain severity than
others is unclear. We examined the demographic variables, psychosocial variables, and …

Objective Few strategies to improve pain outcome in knee osteoarthritis (OA) exist in part
because how best to evaluate pain over the long term is unclear. Our objectives were to …

Objective To develop and validate a knee pain scale (KPS) for use with osteoarthritis (OA) of
the knee. Methods Patients with documented evidence of knee OA completed the KPS and a …

Background: Physical modalities have been safely used for decades for pain relief and for
reducing physical disability in the conservative treatment of knee osteoarthritis (OA) …

Objective To systematically summarize the literature on the course of pain in patients with
knee osteoarthritis (OA), prognostic factors that predict deterioration of pain, the course of …

Radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent condition that has been the focus
of a number of studies identifying factors that are prognostic of continued or worsening pain …