Clinical outcomes from a physiotherapist‐led intra‐articular hyaluronic acid injection clinic

Abstract

Physiotherapist-led intra-articular HA clinics are feasible. Clinical outcomes for individual patients are highly heterogeneous up to one year after injections. Patients with initially high levels of pain may be less likely to benefit.

Medicines management activity with physiotherapy and podiatry: A systematic mixed studies review

“…Overall study quality was moderate, with only one study identified as high quality (30), and a lack of podiatry related evidence. Generalisability of the descriptive studies was limited in many cases by low response rates (under 40% response rate in 4 studies: 32, 36-38).…”

“…Nine articles (30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38) provided evidence that physiotherapists are involved in: a) administering medicines to clients or b) advising about or recommending medicines. With the exception of a case series study (30), all were questionnaire surveys.…”

“…The legislative framework for non-military physiotherapist involvement in administering medicine in this study was unclear. Only one study (30) reported on physiotherapists' role in medicines administration in the UK. This study focused on intra-articular injections for knee osteoarthritis in an outpatient clinic, finding similar outcomes to physician-led services.…”

Patient‐reported outcome measures in advanced musculoskeletal physiotherapy practice: a systematic review

“…Valid reliable and responsive (Birchall et al, 2008) (Aiken et al, 2008;Birchall et al, 2008;Daker-White et al, 1999) Lower extremity functional scale (LEFS) 20 items with overall score range 0-100 (worst to best)…”

“…Post-assessment Valid and responsive (Kamper, Maher, & Mackay, 2009) (Birchall et al, 2008;Goodwin & Hendrick, 2016;Marks et al, 2016a;Resteghini, 2003) Questionnaire:…”