Tackling osteoarthritis during COVID-19 pandemic.
Francisco Airton Castro RochaLucas da Ponte MeloFrancis BerenbaumPublished in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases (2020)
In this opinion article, we would like to draw attention to the fact that COVID-19 has a significant impact not only on immune-mediated arthritis but also on osteoarthritis (OA), the most common rheumatic disease. We suggest herein strategies for pain relief and symptom prevention in patients with OA during COVID-19 pandemic.