Guideline for the Management of Pain in Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Juvenile Chronic Arthritis (Archival Version)

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Contents

1. Overview of Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Juvenile Chronic Arthritis, and Related Pain
• Pain Associated with Arthritis
• Arthritis
• Osteoarthritis
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Management of Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
2. Methods for Guideline Development
3. Pain Assessment
• Types and Sources of Pain
• Comprehensive Assessment of Pain
• Impact of Pain on Function
• Comprehensive Assessment of Pain
• Biological Factors
• Psychological Factors
• Social Factors
4. Management of Pain in Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease
• Patient/Family Education and Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions
• Pharmacologic Management
• Dietary Supplements
• Exercise and Physical Modalities
• Surgical Interventions
5. Treatment of Pain in Children and Older Adults with Arthritis
• Assessment in Children
• Pain Management in Children
• Procedural Pain in Children
• Pain Assessment and Management in Older Adults

Arthritis Pain Guideline Panel

Lee S. Simon, MD, Cochair
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Arthur G. Lipman, PharmaD, Cochair
University of Utah Health
Sciences Center
Salt Lake City, UT

Margaret Caudill-Slosberg, MD PhD
Dartmouth College
Manchester, NH

Lowell H. Gill, MD
Miller Orthopedic Clinic
Charlotte, NC

Francis J. Keefe, PhD
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC

Karen L. Kerr, MSN RN
Children's Hospital of Michigan
Detroit, MI

Marian Adams Minor, PhD PT
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO

David D. Sherry, MD
University of Washington
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center
Seattle, WA

April Hazard Vallerand, PhD RN
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

Sridhar Vasudevan, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI

Copyright 2002