Guideline for the management of knee and hip osteoarthritis
Recommendations
Last revised: 01 Jul 2018
We are unable to recommend either for or against electromagnetic/shortwave therapy for people with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis (OA).
Conditional (neutral) recommendation
Low (knee) Very low (hip)
We suggest not offering electrotherapy modalities of shockwave, interferential or laser for people with knee and/or hip OA.
Conditional against recommendation
Low (laser) Very low (shockwave, interferential, laserhip)
It may be appropriate to offer TENS that can be used at home for some people with knee and/or hip OA. Clinicians need to provide sufficient instructions on self-use, and consider individual accessibility and affordability.
Conditional for recommendation
Very low
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Administrative-report.pdf (PDF 2.76 MB)
Algorithm-Holistic-assessment-diagnosis-and-management-of-knee-and-hip-osteoarthritis.pdf (PDF 0.05 MB)
Guideline-for-the-management-of-knee-and-hip-osteoarthritis-2nd-ed-Appendix-1.pdf (PDF 0.04 MB)
Guideline-for-the-management-of-knee-and-hip-osteoarthritis-2nd-ed-Appendix-2.pdf (PDF 0.05 MB)
Implementation-plan.pdf (PDF 1.79 MB)
Public-consultation-summary.pdf (PDF 0.29 MB)
Technical-document.pdf (PDF 5.79 MB)
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