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Treatments a) preferred and b) received by participants ranked in descending order, with c) guideline recommendations. |
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| a) Participant preference (number) |
Rank |
b) Treatments received (number)1 |
c) Guideline recommendations |
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| (166) No preference stated |
1 |
Drugs – analgesics or NSAIDs (343) |
Non-pharmacological interventions Education/information/advice on: Exercise; Footwear; Weight control; simple pain control heat/cold/TENS |
| (102) Physiotherapy/Hydrotherapy |
2 |
Physiotherapy/Hydrotherapy (169) |
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| (52) Not surgery |
3 |
Surgery2 (51) |
|
| (27) Not drugs |
4 |
No treatment (39) |
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| (19) Acupuncture |
5 |
Acupuncture (35) |
Pharmacological interventions Simple analgesia – oral paracetamol, Topical agents |
| (16) Surgery (including arthroplasty) |
6 |
Steroid injections (24) |
|
| (11) Drugs – analgesics or NSAIDs |
7 |
Osteopathy (18) |
|
| (6) Not acupuncture, osteopathy, physiotherapy |
8 |
Alternative therapies (9) |
|
| (5) Osteopathy |
9 |
Homeopathic remedies (4) |
Surgery If unresponsive to all pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions and still having significant impact |
| (5) Homeopathic remedies |
10 |
Joint aspiration (4) |
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| (2) Steroid injections |
11 |
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| (2) Alternative treatment |
12 |
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| (1) TENS |
13 |
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| (1) Weight loss |
14 |
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1Some participants had received more than one form of "other" treatment. 2Includes arthroscopy, lavage, menisectomy, other minor procedures, there were no total knee replacements. % – percentage TENS – Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation. NSAIDs – Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs | |||
Mitchell and Hurley BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008 9:123 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-9-123 |
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