Pain during walking and ascending stairs before hyaluronic acid injection was common in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a qualitative study
Ömer ÖzkanNaila BabayevaŞerife Şeyma TorğutalpÖmer Serkan KaraGürhan DönmezNecdet SağlamPublished in: Turkish journal of medical sciences (2021)
Pain during walking and stair climbing before hyaluronic acid injection was common in knee OA patients. Overall the patients felt a decrease in the symptoms after injection. Patients did not consider diet and exercise as a treatment option despite the recommendation by a physician.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- knee osteoarthritis
- hyaluronic acid
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- chronic pain
- peritoneal dialysis
- emergency department
- primary care
- physical activity
- pain management
- weight loss
- total knee arthroplasty
- coronary artery
- spinal cord
- patient reported
- smoking cessation
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- lower limb