MODERN INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS ISSUES OF STRATEGY AND TACTICS

Abstract

The article presents the current international and domestic guidelines for the management of patients with osteoarthritis. We discuss the possibilities of pain reduction in OA, the effects of slow drugs on the structures of the joint, the place the combination of chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine in treating OA.

Keywords

• osteoarthritis
• current recommendations slow-acting symptom-modifying drugs