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A critical appraisal of clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of lower-limb osteoarthritis

James N Pencharz*, Elizabeth Grigoriadis, Gwenderlyn F Jansz and Claire Bombardier

Arthritis Res 2002, 4:36-44 doi:10.1186/ar381

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Efficacy of a progressive walking program and glucosamine sulphate supplementation on osteoarthritic symptoms of the hip and knee: a feasibility trial

Norman TM Ng, Kristiann C Heesch, Wendy J Brown Arthritis Research & Therapy 2010, 12:R25 (12 February 2010)

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The combination of glucosamine sulphate supplementation and walking for around 30 minutes a day three times a week significantly reduced pain and improved physical function in osteoarthritis patients.

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Exercise therapy, manual therapy, or both, for osteoarthritis of the hip or knee: a factorial randomised controlled trial protocol

J Haxby Abbott, M Clare Robertson, Joanne E McKenzie, G David Baxter, Jean-Claude Theis, A John Campbell, Trials 2009, 10:11 (8 February 2009)

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A critical appraisal of guidelines for the management of knee osteoarthritis using Appraisal of Guidelines Research and Evaluation criteria

Stéphane Poitras, Jérôme Avouac, Michel Rossignol, Bernard Avouac, Christine Cedraschi, Margareta Nordin, Chantal Rousseaux, Sylvie Rozenberg, Bernard Savarieau, Philippe Thoumie, Jean-Pierre Valat, Éric Vignon, Pascal Hilliquin Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007, 9:R126 (6 December 2007)

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Guidelines for treating knee osteoarthritis were found to lack educational information and differ in treatments addressed when they were reviewed using the Appraisal of Guidelines Research and Evaluation (AGREE) criteria.

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An interdisciplinary guideline development process: the Clinic on Low-back pain in Interdisciplinary Practice (CLIP) low-back pain guidelines

Michel Rossignol, Stéphane Poitras, Clermont Dionne, Michel Tousignant, Manon Truchon, Bertrand Arsenault, Pierre Allard, Manon Coté, Alain Neveu Implementation Science 2007, 2:36 (24 November 2007)

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Can a disease-specific education program augment self-management skills and improve Health-Related Quality of Life in people with hip or knee osteoarthritis?

Richard H Osborne, Rachelle Buchbinder, Ilana N Ackerman BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2006, 7:90 (30 November 2006)

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Is acupuncture a useful adjunct to physiotherapy for older adults with knee pain?: The "Acupuncture, Physiotherapy and Exercise" (APEX) study [ISRCTN88597683]

Elaine Hay, Panos Barlas, Nadine Foster, Jonathan Hill, Elaine Thomas, Julie Young BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2004, 5:31 (2 September 2004)

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