According to a study inArthritis Care & Research在美国,髋关节和膝关节骨性关节炎患者使用口服止痛药的比例远远超过非药物替代品。在参与研究的近1200名患者中,70%至82%的人服用了止痛药;fewer than half triedphysical therapyor other nondrug options. Most were overweight, and none got the minimum 150 minutes of physical activity a week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends for good health.
That’s a problem, says Laith Jazrawi, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and chief of sports medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City. “We know that compared to people who are sedentary,patients who are more active have less painand better function.”