Open Access“But it feels swollen!”: the frequency and clinical characteristics of people with knee osteoarthritis who report subjective knee swelling in the absence of objective swelling
Author(s) -
So Tanaka,
Tomohiko Nishigami,
Koji Ohishi,
Kaneyasu Nishikawa,
Benedict M Wand,
Tasha R. Stanton,
Hirofumi Yamashita,
Akira Mibu,
Mikio Tokunaga,
Takaaki Yoshimoto,
Takahiro Ushida
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pain reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 15
ISSN - 2471-2531
DOI - 10.1097/pr9.0000000000000971
Subject(s) - medicine , swelling , osteoarthritis , knee pain , physical therapy , knee joint , population , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine , environmental health
Supplemental Digital Content is Available in the Text. The present results support the coexistence of altered body image (subjective without objective swelling) and pain, disability, and maladaptive beliefs in people with knee osteoarthritis.