Taking Control of Your Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis
Discover more about osteoarthritis and strategies to manage pain, including exercise, healthy weight, and pain relief with this online course from the University of Melbourne.
Duration
4 weeks
Weekly study
1 hour
100% online
How it works
Digital upgrade
Free
Established
1853
Location
Melbourne, Australia
World ranking
Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022
Explore joint disease with experts from the University of Melbourne
Osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, affects over 500 million people worldwide.
This four-week course will give you an introduction to living with osteoarthritis. Examining practical methods of pain management, you’ll gain a full overview of the recommended treatments available.
Develop your knowledge of osteoarthritis and pain management
Whilst pain is the osteoarthritis symptom that interferes with people’s lives the most, how pain is experienced differs for everyone.
On this course, you’ll examine the symptoms of osteoarthritis and the factors that affect how pain is felt.
Developing an understanding of individual experiences of osteoarthritis, you’ll be able to discuss and share useful strategies for symptom management.
Examine healthy living techniques using physical activity and weight management
Exercise and weight management can dramatically improve quality of life for people with osteoarthritis.
Using current research, you’ll learn how weight loss and activity can reduce pain and help avoid or delay joint surgery.
You’ll learn a range of healthy eating and safe exercise techniques, helping you adjust your daily routines and improve your symptoms.
Investigate additional pain management strategies including hip and knee surgery
People with osteoarthritis are often referred for surgery before low-risk lifestyle treatments are fully explored.
You’ll learn about treatments available to manage osteoarthritis symptoms. You’ll examine medications, joint injections, and arthroscopic or joint replacement surgery.
By the end of this course, you’ll have a thorough understanding of osteoarthritis, as well pain management strategies. You’ll be able to develop a personal plan to manage your pain and discuss appropriate treatment with health professionals.
Week 1
Learning about osteoarthritis
Welcome to the course
Introducing this course and our educators, Prof Kim Bennell, Prof Rana Hinman and Dr Rachel Nelligan.
Welcome to Week 1
Welcome to the first week of this course!
Understanding osteoarthritis
Let's start by discussing more about what osteoarthritis is and what causes it.
Pain and osteoarthritis
Now let's discuss more about the causes of pain in osteoarthritis.
Overview of recommended treatments
Now let's discuss the treatments that are recommended for hip and knee osteoarthritis.
Finding out more
Now let's discuss where you can find out more about osteoarthritis.
Reflect and review
It's time to test your knowledge and reflect on this week's learnings.
Week 2
Physical activity and exercise for osteoarthritis
Welcome to Week 2
Welcome to the second week of this course!
Benefits and safety of exercise and physical activity
Let's start this week by discussing the benefits and safety of exercise for people with hip and knee osteoarthritis.
What physical activity and exercise is suitable for people with osteoarthritis?
Now let's discuss the amount of physical activity that is recommended for people with hip and knee osteoarthritis and the different types of exercise which might be beneficial.
How to become more active with osteoarthritis
Now let's discuss some useful strategies that can help people with osteoarthritis live a more active life.
Finding out more
Now let's discuss where you can find out more about physical activity and exercising with osteoarthritis.
Reflect and review
It's time to test your knowledge and reflect on this week's learnings.
Week 3
Body weight and osteoarthritis
Welcome to Week 3
Welcome to the third week of this course!
Body weight and osteoarthritis
Let's start this week by discussing the link between body weight and hip and knee osteoarthritis.
Understanding more about body weight and weight loss
Now let's discuss a bit more about how body weight is regulated and why weight loss can be so challenging.
Helpful strategies for weight loss and weight maintenance
Now let's discuss a range of strategies that can be helpful for healthy weight maintenance.
Finding out more
Now let's discuss where you can find out more about weight management for osteoarthritis.
Reflect and review
It's time to test your knowledge and reflect on this week's learnings.
Week 4
Additional management strategies and conclusion
Welcome to Week 4
Welcome to the fourth week of this course!
Helpful pain management strategies
Let's start this week by discussing a range of other strategies that can be helpful for pain management.
Other treatments for osteoarthritis
Now let's discuss pain relieving medications, joint injections and joint replacement surgery for people with osteoarthritis.
Finding out more
Now let's discuss where you can find out more about the management strategies we've discussed this week.
Reflect and review
It's time to test your knowledge and reflect on this week's learnings.
Course conclusion and planning your next steps
You have reached the end of this course, it's time to think about how you might put what you have learnt into action.
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