Stakeholder Perspectives on the Use of Exercise for Knee Osteoarthritis: Panoramas From a Patient, a Payer, and Healthcare Providers
Public health organizations advocate that people with osteoarthritis (OA) should engage in physical activity because it can improve their mental and physical well-being without worsening their OA progression.1 Further, most clinical practice guidelines strongly endorse individualized or tailored exercise programs for people with OA.2,3 Unfortunately, what looks good on paper can be challenging to implement. Moreover, some have cast doubt on the effectiveness of exercise for knee OA, but they often focus on the … Address correspondence to Dr. J.B. Driban, PhD, ATC, CSCS, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA. Email: jeffrey.driban{at}umassmed.edu.