Effectiveness of Pain Science Education in People With Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis

Launched by MARMARA UNIVERSITY · Dec 6, 2022

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Contemporary pain science education provides a scientific basis for the increased sensitivity produced in chronic pain due to adaptations in the central nervous system. In the literature, pain science education has been shown to reduce unhelpful pain beliefs and improve pain, function, and disability in several chronic musculoskeletal pain states, but data specific to knee OA are lacking.

Patients with knee osteoarthritis who meet the inclusion criteria and agree to participate in the study will be included. The participants will be randomly divided into two groups. These groups are: a) in...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Having been diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis according to the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR).
• • Being between the ages of 45-65
• • Having knee pain lasting at least 6 months
• • Average knee pain intensity of ≥4 on 11- point numeric rating scale in the past week
• • Having Turkish as mother tongue
• • Being literate
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Having health problems (eg heart or lung disease) that prevent safe participation in physical activity interventions as listed in the American College of Sports Medicine Guidelines.
• • Neurological disorders affecting the lower extremity (eg multiple sclerosis or stroke)
• • Using an assistive device
• • Being diagnosed with OA in joint areas other than the knee joint
• • Presence of inflammatory arthritis (including rheumatoid arthritis)
• • Presence of any condition that affects decision making/memory (eg Alzheimer's, dementia)
• • Knee replacement/surgery planning for the next 3 months

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