Osteoarthritis

Summary

The advice in the NICE guideline covers the treatment, advice and support that people who have osteoarthritis should be offered by their healthcare professional and when being referred to specialist care.

This includes:

• diagnosis
• education
• exercise and physiotherapy
• medicines
• alternative therapies
• surgery.
  

It does not specifically look at the care and management of related conditions (for example, rheumatoid arthritis and joint pain).

Documents

For healthcare professionals

• CG59 Osteoarthritis: full guidance
• CG59 Osteoarthritis: NICE guideline
• CG59 Osteoarthritis: NICE guideline (MS Word format)
• CG59 Osteoarthritis: quick reference guide

For patients, carers and the public

• CG59 Osteoarthritis: understanding NICE guidance (MS Word format)
• CG59 Osteoarthritis: understanding NICE guidance

Background information

• None found

Implementing this guidance

Any further information NICE has produced to help the NHS implement this guideline locally is linked to below:

• Osteoarthritis: audit support
• Osteoarthritis: slide set
• Osteoarthritis: costing template
• Osteoarthritis: costing report