{"title":"Successfully Treating Patients With Osteoarthritis: How Encouragement of Physical Activity Can Generate the Best Outcomes. A Physician's Perspective.","authors":"Grace H Lo","doi":"10.3899/jrheum.2023-0899","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The public health burden of osteoarthritis (OA) is substantial as it is the most common form of arthritis, with an increase in prevalence over time.<sup>1</sup> This rate is higher among veterans, perhaps in part because of their high exposure to trauma, a known risk factor for OA.","PeriodicalId":501812,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Rheumatology","volume":"68 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The Journal of Rheumatology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0899","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The public health burden of osteoarthritis (OA) is substantial as it is the most common form of arthritis, with an increase in prevalence over time.1 This rate is higher among veterans, perhaps in part because of their high exposure to trauma, a known risk factor for OA.