Australian Osteoarthritis Clinic believes in a multidisciplinary approach to the assessment, management, and treatment of osteoarthritis.
We believe that your treatment should be holistic and, if appropriate, minimally invasive. This means that any treatment approach should commence with simple measures such as an appropriate diet and weight management.
We have developed the osteoarthritis treatment pyramid that demonstrates how treatment can escalate if the simpler treatment advice is not assisting you.
Osteoarthritis Assessment
This osteoarthritis assessment includes a comprehensive biomechanical and musculoskeletal assessment as well as relevant investigations e.g. blood tests, imaging, and an assessment of your medical history. You will be required to bring a referral from your GP to allow us to work with them to achieve the best outcome for you.
It is important to bring any relevant previous history, including a list of medications and supplements currently taken, X-rays, MRI’s or other imaging, and any recent blood test results. After a full assessment has been completed, your treating physician will work with you to formulate a personalised treatment plan. You will be given an extensive information pack to assist you in making an informed decision about your osteoarthritis or musculoskeletal treatment.
Review Assessment
We regularly review our patients and then liaise and correspond with their medical and allied health teams to ensure that the best outcome is achieved. For interstate and international patients, we have the option of telephone and email reviews. We also use imaging, bloods tests and online medical outcome scores to assess the effectiveness of the chosen treatment
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