Multimodal treatment of osteoarthritis: A review. III All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference "Musculoskeletal Pain in Rheumatic Diseases". Review of the Symposium on September 22, 2023, Moscow, Russia

Abstract

As part of the III All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference "Musculoskeletal Pain in Rheumatic Diseases," a symposium on multimodal therapy of osteoarthritis (OA) was held on September 22. Leading Russian experts discussed the results of modern fundamental and practical aspects of OA, analyzed the main world trends in pain control in such patients using drug and non-drug approaches, presented new data on the efficacy and safety of various classes of analgesics and chondroprotective agents, discussed the roles of disease-modifying anti-inflammatory therapy and medical rehabilitation. During the symposium, details of a new OA therapy are presented. The symposium was held with the support of OOO Viatris.