Osteoarthritis
By: Todd P. Stitik, guest editor.
Contributors: Stitik, Todd P.
Series: Physical medicine and rehabilitation, state of the art reviews -- volume 15, number 1; State of the art reviews -- v. 15, no. 1.
Publisher: Hanley & Belfus, Inc.
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
Subjects: Osteoarthritis -- Treatment; Osteoarthritis -- Chemotherapy; Osteoarthritis -- therapy
Notes: "February 2001".

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Osteoarthritis: pathology, epidemiology, and risk factors; title: Overview of general nonpharmacologic treatment principles; title: The role of the Arthritis Foundation in the treatment of osteoarthritis: patient education, self-management, and exercise programs; title: Weight loss in the treatment of osteoarthritis; title: Strengthening and other therapeutic exercises in the treatment of osteoarthritis; title: Assistive devices and lower extremity orthotics in the treatment of osteoarthritis; title: Osteoarthritis and occupational therapy intervention; title: Pharmacotherapy of osteoarthritis; title: Intra-articular corticosteroids; title: Viscosupplementation for osteoarthritis; title: Glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate, and other alternative pharmacologic approaches to treating osteoarthritis; title: Complementary and alternative medicine approaches to pain management in osteoarthritis; title: Rehabilitation after total joint replacement for osteoarthritis: an evidence-based approach; title: Future strategies in the treatment of osteoarthritis.