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This episode discusses nonsurgical options for managing knee osteoarthritis, focusing on yoga as an alternative to traditional exercises.

Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ CME/CE Information and Claim Credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-480 Overview: Tune in as we discuss nonsurgical options for managing knee osteoarthritis in primary care. This episode reviews current guidelines and highlights new research on yoga as an effective alternative to traditional strengthening exercises. Gain practical insights to help patients reduce pain, improve function, and delay surgery—all while expanding your integrative treatment toolkit. Episode resource links: Abafita BJ, Singh A, Aitken D, et al. Yoga or strengthening exercise for knee osteoarthritis: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(4):e253698. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.3698 Brophy, Robert H. MD; Fillingham, Yale A. MD. AAOS Clinical Practice Guideline Summary: Management of Osteoarthritis of the Knee (Nonarthroplasty), Third Edition. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 30(9):p e721-e729, May 1, 2022. | DOI: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-21-01233 Guest: Jillian Joseph, MPAS, PA-C Music Credit: Matthew Bugos Thoughts? Suggestions? Email us at FranklySpeaking@pri-med.com The views expressed in…

People in this episode

Guests: Jillian Joseph, MPAS, PA-C, Jillian Joseph

Topics covered

• knee osteoarthritis
• nonsurgical treatment options
• yoga therapy
• integrative medicine
• primary care management

Keywords

• knee osteoarthritis
• yoga
• pain management
• CME
• integrative treatment
• primary care
• exercise alternatives

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Organizations: Pri-Med, JAMA Netw Open, Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

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