A 68-year-old woman with knee osteoarthritis reports chronic pain limiting walking. She is overweight and uses paracetamol intermittently. What is the...

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A 68-year-old woman with knee osteoarthritis reports chronic pain limiting walking. She is overweight and uses paracetamol intermittently. What is the most important non-pharmacological management strategy to recommend?

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Supervised exercise and weight loss programme

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Strict bed rest to protect the joint

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Long-term high-dose NSAIDs without gastroprotection

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Intra-articular steroid injections every month

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Immediate total knee replacement in all cases

au-racgp MCQ (SBA): Osteoarthritis non-pharmacological management

A 68-year-old woman with knee osteoarthritis reports chronic pain limiting walking. She is overweight and uses paracetamol intermittently. What is the most important non-pharmacological management strategy to recommend?