About this episode

This episode discusses the effectiveness of knee braces for managing pain and function in individuals with knee osteoarthritis, featuring expert insights from Dr Melanie Holden.

On this week's episode of Joint Action, learn more about how knee braces work, who they help and how they can improve pain and function for people with knee osteoarthritis. Melanie Holden is a Chartered Physiotherapist and the Professor of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation at the School of Medicine at Keele University. Her current research focuses on how to best manage musculoskeletal pain through rehabilitation using non-drug, non-surgical treatments. Her mission is to create high-quality, innovative research that improves patient care. She is an expert in a wide range of research methods, and she involves patients and the public at every stage of her research, to ensure that it reflects real-world needs and experiences. RESOURCES Journal article Provision of knee bracing for knee osteoarthritis (PROP OA): multicentre, parallel group, superiority, statistician blinded, randomised controlled trial CONNECT WITH US Naia Health: https://www.naiahealth.com.au/st-leonards-hub Join one of our trials https://www.osteoarthritisresearch.com.au/current-trials Instagram: @ProfDavidHunter Twitter: @ProfDavidHunter @jointactionorg Email: hello@jointaction.info Website…

People in this episode

Host: David Hunter

Guest: Dr Melanie Holden

Topics covered

• knee bracing
• osteoarthritis
• musculoskeletal rehabilitation
• pain management
• physiotherapy

Keywords

• knee braces
• osteoarthritis
• pain relief
• rehabilitation
• physiotherapy
• musculoskeletal pain
• non-drug treatments

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Keele University, Naia Health, Osteoarthritis Research, Joint Action

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