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The power of words in health (Part 2) — changing the conversation about osteoarthritis

Lauren Finestone

Clinicians and people with knee osteoarthritis can shift the conversation about osteoarthritis from an ‘impairment-based‘ conversation to a ‘participatory-based’ one.

In Part 1, we looked at why the way we talk about health matters. This article suggests that clinicians, people with knee osteoarthritis and their carers can shift the conversation about osteoarthritis from the dominant ‘impairment-based‘ conversation to a ‘participatory-based’ one. From the impairment-based approach… There are 3 inter-connected ways of thinking in the impairment-based approach to osteoarthritis:...

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Published 10 November, 2023 | Updated 19 December, 2023