Table 2 Predefined objectives for each self-management workshop
Workshops | Objectives |
|---|---|
Knowledge of the pathology | − Know the mechanisms of the OA and its risk factors, evolutionary modes and main current therapeutic strategies − Be able to speak usefully about OA and identify situations where it is necessary to see a doctor |
Educational physical exercise practice | − Highlight the interest of the Adapted Physical Activity − Pacification and adaptation of physical activity to progress by knowing how to recognize the physical potential and the limits |
Diet | − Diet in relation to the presence of knee osteoarthritis |
Management of pain, fatigue, and the medical treatments | − Identify the relationship with the pharmacological treatments − Describe the non-pharmacological treatments for OA: psychological and physical |
Articular ergonomics | − Allow for joint protection in everyday life − Better move by mobilizing the joint and protecting it during the movement. |
Medical devices, an adaptation to the living conditions | − Foot orthoses, knee braces and technical helps. |