The Knee Osteoarthritis Handbook

The Knee Osteoarthritis Handbook

(Also published as Epiphaknee: A Modern Approach to Knee Osteoarthritis)

Written by three internationally renowned pain and movement experts, this book serves as a personal guide for individuals with painful knee osteoarthritis (OA) and an indispensable resource for practitioners who treat them.

Based on recent scientific research and discoveries, this empowering book reveals the underlying factors that contribute to knee OA and provides guidance on treatment and recovery―including the three critical ingredients to recovery, the groundbreaking Protectometer tool, and how to design an exercise and management program. Discover a new approach to thinking about and treating knee OA.

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Epiphaknee: A Modern Approach to Knee Osteoarthritis

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A New Approach to thinking About and Treating Knee OA

Written for individuals with knee osteoarthritis and practitioners who treat them, this book provides a new approach to thinking about and treating knee OA. Internationally renowned pain and movement experts Lorimer Moseley, David Butler, and Tasha Stanton have created a guide designed to help patients experience less pain and stiffness while exploring knee osteoarthritis topics and treatment.

Epiphaknee includes illustration examples with step-by-step exercises and is designed to:

• Provide a more personal recovery guide for OA patients
• Educate about joints, the inflammatory system, and internal protection systems
• Expand patient knowledge and activity level
• Highlight current research and updates in osteoarthritis treatment

About the Authors

Lorimer Moseley, _{AO, DSc, PhD, BPhty (Hons), FAAHMS, FACP, Hon FFPMANZCA, Hon MAPA}

Dr. Lorimer Moseley is a clinician, scientist and educator, whose research investigates the role of the brain and mind in chronic pain disorders. He leads a non-profit organization called Pain Revolution and is the author of more than 400 research articles and seven books.

David Butler, _{EdD, MPhty, BPhty, Hon MAPA}

Dr. David Butler is a physiotherapist, an educationalist, a researcher and a clinician. He serves as an adjunct associate professor at the University of South Australia and his current focus is on adult conceptual change, diagnostic and therapeutic metaphors and pain storytelling.

Tasha Stanton, _{PhD, MScRS, BScPT}

Dr. Tasha Stanton leads the Persistent Pain Research Group at SAHMRI and is also co-director of IIMPACT in Health at the University of South Australia, Adelaide. She is a clinical pain neuroscientist with original training as a physiotherapist.

Lorimer Moseley, left, and David Butler, right

From the Back Cover

This book is for anyone with painful knee osteoarthritis (OA). Whether you have had treatment or surgery, or not - it's for everyone with knee OA. It is your personal recovery guide.

Knee OA is the most common joint problem on earth, and it stops millions of people doing the things they love. Researchers around the world are making remarkable discoveries and the scientific community are now calling for an update in how we treat and think about knee OA.

Be surprised and empowered by the new story of knee OA. This story is about not just your joints, but also your inflammatory system, your internal protection systems, your knowledge and your activity levels.

Find within, everything you need to start your recovery. Learn how to use the 3 Critical Ingredients, the ground-breaking Protectometer tool, and how to design an exercise and management programme that is right for you.

Join us on an OA Revolution to get back into life!