Table 1.
Recommendations for physical, psychosocial, and mind-body approaches for the management of osteoarthritis of the hand, knee, and hip
| Intervention | Joint | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hand | Knee | Hip | |
| Exercise | |||
| Balance training | |||
| Weight loss | |||
| Self-efficacy and self-management programs | |||
| Tai chi | |||
| Yoga | |||
| Cognitive behavioral therapy | |||
| Cane | |||
| Tibiofemoral knee braces | (Tibiofemoral) | ||
| Patellofemoral braces | (Patellofemoral) | ||
| Kinesiotaping | (First carpometacarpal) | ||
| Hand orthosis | (First carpometacarpal) | ||
| Hand orthosis | (Other joints) | ||
| Modified shoes | |||
| Lateral and medial wedged insoles | |||
| Acupuncture | |||
| Thermal interventions | |||
| Paraffin | |||
| Radiofrequency ablation | |||
| Massage therapy | |||
| Manual therapy with/without exercise | |||
| Iontophoresis | (First carpometacarpal) | ||
| Pulsed vibration therapy | |||
| Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation | |||
| Strongly recommended |
| Conditionally recommended |
| Strongly recommended against |
| Conditionally recommended against |
| No recommendation |