Osteoarthritis: Medical and Pharmacological Management

Question 1

Osteoarthritis: Medical Management

Goal

Answer 1

Decrease pain and stiffness and to maintain and or when possible or improve joint mobility

Question 2

Osteoarthritis: Medical Management (nonpharmacological management)

Answer 2

1. Weight reduction
   
   • Exercise: cardiovascular aerobic exercises
2. Use of splinting devices to support joints, wedge insoles, knee braces, and other modalities
3. Occupational and physical therapy and other integrative and alternative health therapies such as
   
   • Massage
   • Acupuncture
   • Acupressure
   • Wearing copper bracelet
   • Yoga
   • T’ai chi
4. Pharmacological Management

Question 3

Osteoarthritis: Pharmacological Management

Answer 3

1. Acetaminophen, NSAIDs
2. Glucosamine
3. Glucosamine and Chondroitin
4. Topical analgesics
5. Opioids and Intra-articular steroids
6. Viscosupplementation

Question 4

Osteoarthritis: Pharmacological Management

A nutritional supplement that can stimulate specific components of cartilage to thrive and reproduce

Answer 4

Glucosamine

Question 5

Osteoarthritis: Pharmacological Management

Helps keep cartilage healthy by absorbing fluid (particularly water) into the connective tissue

Answer 5

Glucosamine and Chondroitin

Question 6

Osteoarthritis: Pharmacological Management

Blocks enzymes that break down cartilage

Provides the building blocks for the body to produce new cartilage

Answer 6

Glucosamine and Chondroitin

Question 7

Osteoarthritis: Pharmacological Management

To decrease inflammation

Answer 7

Opioids and Intra-articular steroids

Question 8

Osteoarthritis: Pharmacological Management

The injection of gel like substances (hyaluronates) into an intra-articular in order to supplement the viscous properties of synovial fluid aimed to prevent the loss of cartilage and repair of chondral defects

Answer 8

Viscosupplementation