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How do you counsel patients on the benefits of diet and exercise in OA in a way that motivates them to comply?

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Rheumatology · Rush University Medical Center

Although this issue is critically important for the care of patients with knee OA, the question itself is a bit disingenuous, as long-term behavior modification is very difficult to achieve on a population level.

There is abundant evidence that exercise and strengthening of the periarticular muscula...

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