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Table 3 Recommended non-pharmacological therapies for the hypothetical patient vignette

From: Australian GP management of osteoarthritis following the release of the RACGP guideline for the non-surgical management of hip and knee osteoarthritis

Therapy

Number and percentage of respondentsa,b (n = 193)

Number and percentage of respondentsa,b (n = 78)

Signif.

2006

2013

n

%

95 % CI

n

%

95 % CI

Physiotherapy

115

60

53–66

42

54

42–65

0.451

Land-based exercise

77

40

33–47

36

46

35–58

0.610

Hydrotherapy

78

40

34–47

24

31

21–42

0.179

Heat and cold therapies

57

30

24–36

16

21

12–31

0.173

Referral for joint replacement

37

19

14–25

13

17

10–26

0.758

Knee taping/bracing and insoles

21

7

4–12

5

6

2–14

0.366

Weight loss

15

8

5–13

4

5

1–13

0.611

Tai chi

c

c

 

4

5

2–12

c

Acupuncture

13

7

4–11

3

4

1–11

0.529

  1. aRespondents may have more than one response
  2. bThere was an occasional missing value
  3. cUnknown