Identifying Trajectories of Pain Severity in Early Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis: A 5-year Followup of the Cohort Hip and Cohort Knee (CHECK) Study.

CONCLUSION: Three trajectories of pain were identified. Participants with a BMI > 25, secondary school as highest education level, having at least 3 comorbidities, additional hip pain, and/or whose coping style is worrying are more likely to develop a moderate or mild pain trajectory compared with those without these characteristics. In the management of knee pain in people with early symptomatic OA, attention should also be given to additional factors such as hip pain, other comorbidities, passive coping strategy, and obesity.
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Source: J Rheumatol - July 1, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Wesseling J, Bastick AN, Ten Wolde S, Kloppenburg M, Lafeber FP, Bierma-Zeinstra SM, Bijlsma JW Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research