Background Primary health professionals are well positioned to support the delivery of
patient self-management in an evidence-based, structured capacity. A need exists to better …

Background Guidelines aim to support evidence-informed practice but are inconsistently
used without implementation strategies. Our prior scoping review revealed that guideline …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent condition, and the hand is the most commonly
affected site. Patients with hand OA frequently report symptoms of pain, functional limitations …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a complex musculoskeletal disease and a leading cause of pain and
disability worldwide. Hip and knee OA alone are major contributors to global disability …

Background To improve quality of care for patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA), a
structured model for integrated OA care was developed based on international …

Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of pain and disability. NICE OA
guidelines (2008) recommend that patients with OA should be offered core treatments in …

This final article in the four-part series focuses on the often neglected yet important role of
the public in implementing research in General Practice and Primary Care more broadly …

Summary Objective The Joint Effort Initiative was endorsed by Osteoarthritis Research
Society International (OARSI) in 2018 as a collaboration between international researchers …

Objective Inactivity and obesity are risk factors for osteoarthritis (OA) progression. The
purpose of this review was to highlight intervention parameters of exercise and lifestyle diet …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic, disabling, and common disease. Nonpharmacological and
nonsurgical treatments are seen as the core treatments for OA. This paper presents an …