TY - JOUR AU - Poulsen, Erik AU - Christensen, Henrik W. AU - Roos, Ewa M. AU - Vach, Werner AU - Overgaard, Søren AU - Hartvigsen, Jan PY - 2011 DA - 2011/05/04 TI - Non-surgical treatment of hip osteoarthritis. Hip school, with or without the addition of manual therapy, in comparison to a minimal control intervention: Protocol for a three-armed randomized clinical trial JO - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders SP - 88 VL - 12 IS - 1 AB - Hip osteoarthritis is a common and chronic condition resulting in pain, functional disability and reduced quality of life. In the early stages of the disease, a combination of non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatment is recommended. There is evidence from several trials that exercise therapy is effective. In addition, single trials suggest that patient education in the form of a hip school is a promising intervention and that manual therapy is superior to exercise. SN - 1471-2474 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-12-88 DO - 10.1186/1471-2474-12-88 ID - Poulsen2011 ER -