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Clinical presentation

How does the patient with osteoarthritis present? This article discusses clinical presentation of OA
There is extreme variability in the clinical presentation of people with knee OA.

REMEMBER! The structural changes seen in the knee joint on x-ray DO NOT correspond well to the clinical presentation.

Common signs and symptoms

Click on this link to watch Elaine tell her story of living with osteoarthritis: https://www.nhs.uk/video/pages/Osteoarthritisrealstory.aspx note- you need to scroll to the bottom of the page to see the video

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Physiotherapy Exercise and Physical Activity for Knee Osteoarthritis (PEAK)

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