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Arthritis and Joint Pain

Editors' Choice of Best Available Content

This collection features the best content from AFP, as identified by the AFP editors, on arthritis and joint pain, including arthritis, gout, knee osteoarthritis, monoarthritis, osteoarthritis, polyarticular joint pain, Reiter's syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, septic arthritis, and shoulder osteoarthritis. New research may affect the interpretation and application of this material. Clinical judgment is advised. Note that AFP content published within the past 12 months is accessible to AAFP members and paid subscribers only.

Categories

Overview

Screening and Diagnosis

Treatment

Complications and Special Situations

Patient Education, Self-Care

Overview
01/15/2021	Osteoarthritis Management: Updated Guidelines from the American College of Rheumatology and Arthritis Foundation [Practice Guidelines] new
11/01/2020	Gout: Rapid Evidence Review
04/15/2018	Osteoarthritis: Rapid Evidence Review
04/01/2018	Rheumatoid Arthritis: Common Questions About Diagnosis and Management
11/15/2017	Gout: Diagnosis and Management [Implementing AHRQ Effective Health Care Reviews]
09/01/2008	Shoulder Osteoarthritis: Diagnosis and Management
Screening and Diagnosis
08/01/2018	Rheumatologic Tests: A Primer for Family Physicians
12/01/2017	Acute Gout: ACP Provides Guideline on Diagnosis [Practice Guidelines]
11/15/2016	Acute Monoarthritis: Diagnosis in Adults
09/15/2016	Clinical Diagnosis of Gout Without Joint Aspirate [Point-of-Care Guides]
07/01/2015	Differential Diagnosis of Polyarticular Arthritis
05/15/2008	Predicting Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk in Adults with Undifferentiated Arthritis [Point-of-Care Guides]
07/15/2001	Radiographic Assessment of Osteoarthritis
Treatment
08/01/2020	Acupuncture for Knee Osteoarthritis [FPIN's Clinical Inquiries]
07/15/2020	Acetaminophen for Pain Relief in Osteoarthritis [FPIN's Help Desk Answers]
11/01/2019	Allopurinol Hypersensitivity Assay HLA-B*58:01 Genotyping [Diagnostic Tests: What Physicians Need to Know]
11/01/2018	Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis [Implementing AHRQ Effective Health Care Reviews]
05/01/2018	Effectiveness and Safety of Celecoxib for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis [Cochrane for Clinicians]
03/15/2018	Lesinurad (Zurampic) for Gout [STEPS]
11/01/2015	Exercise for Osteoarthritis of the Knee [Cochrane for Clinicians]
06/01/2015	Colchicine for Acute Gout [Cochrane for Clinicians]
01/01/2015	Methotrexate Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis [Cochrane for Clinicians]
07/15/2014	Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injections for Osteoarthritis of the Knee [FPIN's Clinical Inquiries]
06/01/2014	Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the AAOS [Practice Guidelines]
04/01/2013	ACR Issues Recommendations on Therapies for Osteoarthritis of the Hand, Hip, and Knee [Practice Guidelines]
03/01/2013	Analgesics for Osteoarthritis [Implementing AHRQ Effective Health Care Reviews]
09/01/2011	Exercise for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis [FPIN's Clinical Inquiries]
06/01/2011	Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis
02/15/2010	Osteoarthritis of the Hip [Clinical Evidence Handbook]
12/15/2008	Adalimumab (Humira) for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis [STEPS]
08/01/2008	Arthroscopic Surgery for Knee Osteoarthritis [Cochrane for Clinicians]
04/15/2008	Osteoarthritis of the Knee [Clinical Evidence Handbook]
Complications and Special Situations
11/15/2017	Spondyloarthritis: NICE Releases Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment [Practice Guidelines]
09/15/2011	Approach to Septic Arthritis
06/15/2004	Spondyloarthropathies
Patient Education, Self-Care
01/01/2012	What You Should Know About Osteoarthritis
06/01/2011	Knee Osteoarthritis
From FamilyDoctor.org AAFP's Patient Information Resource
	Gout
	Osteoarthritis
	Reactive Arthritis
	Rheumatoid Arthritis