Exercise remains only nondrug intervention for OA as draft guidelines progress

ATLANTA — Exercise is the one nonpharmacological intervention for which there is a strong recommendation in hip, knee, and hand osteoarthritis, according to a guideline update presented at ACR/ARP 2019.

“These are considered draft recommendations at this time because they have not yet been published,” Sharon L. Kolasinski, MD, of the division of rheumatology at the University of Pennsylvania.