title: Nonsurgical Management of Osteoarthritis Knee Pain in the Older Adult.
abstract: Symptomatic knee osteoarthritis is a common complaint of many elderly patients in primary care offices. For those unable or unwilling to undergo knee replacement, the primary practitioners' understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the available treatment modalities for pain relief is critical to successful in-office counseling and expectation management. Treatment requires a multimodal approach of nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic therapies to achieve a maximal clinical benefit. The focus of this review is on the nonsurgical options for treatment of knee osteoarthritis in patients aged 65 and older.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, The George Washington University, 2300 M Street Northwest, Suite 307, Washington, DC 20037, USA. Electronic address: ntaylor@mfa.gwu.edu.
authors.forename: Nora
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000150:complications*; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D010147:Pain Measurement
keywords: Management; Nonpharmacologic; Osteoarthritis; Pharmacologic