NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) recommendations in the treatment of osteoarthritis Review article

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Henryk Liszka

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Osteoarthritis is the most common musculoskeletal disorder. It affects most often the spine, knee, hip, shoulder and hand joints. Treatment of diseases is symptomatic and generally focuses on reducing pain and other symptoms. The core treatments are adequate education and access to appropriate information, activity and exercise and interventions to achieve weight loss if the person is overweight or obese. In addition, paracetamol and topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) should be used to reduce pain. Among local NSAIDs, diclofenac is the most effective and bioavailable. The use of oral NSAIDs or cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) inhibitors and opioids, should be considered when paracetamol and topical NSAIDs are ineffective in reducing pain.

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Liszka, H. (2020). NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) recommendations in the treatment of osteoarthritis. Medycyna Faktow (J EBM), 13(1(46), 121-126. https://doi.org/10.24292/01.MF.0120.14
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