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How to be NICEr in treating osteoarthritis

Current guidelines for the treatment of osteoarthritis involve exercise and lifestyle modifications as well as pharmaceutical therapeutics for effective pain management. Is this message reaching patients, and are they exercising enough?

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The work of P.G.C. is supported in part by the Arthritis Research UK Leeds Experimental Osteoarthritis Centre (20083) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR, or the Department of Health.

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Conaghan, P.G. How to be NICEr in treating osteoarthritis. Nat Rev Rheumatol 14, 625–626 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41584-018-0101-x

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