For Clinicians
Clinician Tips on Diagnosis and Management
Click on any of the conditions for tips to help with diagnosis and management.
Knee Pain
Meniscal
Tear
Hip Pain
Patient Information Leaflets
Useful printable resources for each joint condition can be found below. Click on the resource and it will open in a new page.
knee
knee osteoarthritis
Information Sheet on Knee Osteoarthritis
3-page document with summary of knee osteoarthritis symptoms and treatments
Monitoring Pain while Exercising with Knee Osteoarthritis
Infographic with guide to how to monitor knee joint pain with exercise
Knee Osteoarthritis Exercise Programme Level 1
Recommended beginner exercises you can do at home (Click Here)
Knee Osteoarthritis Exercise Programme Level 2
Recommended intermediate exercises you can do at home (Click Here)
Knee Osteoarthritis Exercise Programme Level 3
Recommended advanced exercises you can do at home (Click Here)
Meniscal tear
Meniscal Tear Patient Handout
4-page document with detail on symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatments.
Monitoring Pain while Exercising with Knee Pain
Infographic with guide to how to monitor knee joint pain with exercise
Meniscal Tear Exercise Programme Level 1
Recommended beginner exercises you can do at home (Click Here)
Meniscal Tear Exercise Programme Level 2
Recommended intermediate exercises you can do at home (Click Here)
Meniscal Tear Exercise Programme Level 3
Recommended advanced exercises you can do at home (Click Here)
Patellofemoral (Kneecap) Pain
Patellofemoral Pain Information Sheet
4-page document with detail on symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatments.
Monitoring Pain while Exercising with Knee Pain
Infographic with guide to how to monitor knee joint pain with exercise
Patellofemoral Pain Exercise Programme Level 1
Recommended beginner exercises you can do at home (Click Here)
Patellofemoral Pain Exercise Programme Level 2
Recommended intermediate exercises you can do at home (Click Here)
Patellofemoral Pain Exercise Programme Level 3
Recommended advanced exercises you can do at home (Click Here)
hip
hip osteoarthritis
Hip Osteoarthritis Patient Handout
3-page document with summary of hip osteoarthritis symptoms and treatments
Monitoring Pain while Exercising with Hip Osteoarthritis
Infographic with guide to how to monitor knee joint pain with exercise
Hip Osteoarthritis Exercise Programme Level 1
Recommended beginner exercises you can do at home (Click Here)
Hip Osteoarthritis Exercise Programme Level 2
Recommended intermediate exercises you can do at home (Click Here)
Hip Osteoarthritis Exercise Programme Level 3
Recommended advanced exercises you can do at home (Click Here)
Lateral Hip Pain (Hip Bursitis)
Information Sheet on Lateral Hip Pain
4-page document with detail on symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatments
Monitoring Pain while Exercising with Hip Pain
Infographic with guide to how to monitor hip joint pain with exercise
Lateral Hip Pain Exercise Programme Level 1
Recommended beginner exercises you can do at home (Click Here)
Lateral Hip Pain Exercise Programme Level 2
Recommended intermediate exercises you can do at home (Click Here)
Clinical Guidelines
Knee Pain
Knee Osteoarthritis
National Clinical Guideline Centre (UK). National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence: Guidance. Osteoarthritis in over 16s: diagnosis and management. NICE guideline [NG226]. Published: 19 October 2022. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng226
Moseng, T., Vlieland, T.P.V., Battista, S., Beckwée, D., Boyadzhieva, V., Conaghan, P.G., Costa, D., Doherty, M., Finney, A.G., Georgiev, T. and Gobbo, M., 2024. EULAR recommendations for the non-pharmacological core management of hip and knee osteoarthritis: 2023 update. Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 83(6), pp.730-740. https://ard.bmj.com/content/83/6/730
Patellofemoral Pain
Neal, Bradley Stephen, et al. “Best practice guide for patellofemoral pain based on synthesis of a systematic review, the patient voice and expert clinical reasoning.” British Journal of Sports Medicine 58.24 (2024): 1486-1495. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39401870/
Willy, R.W., Hoglund, L.T., Barton, C.J., Bolgla, L.A., Scalzitti, D.A., Logerstedt, D.S., Lynch, A.D., Snyder-Mackler, L., McDonough, C.M., Altman, R. and Beattie, P., 2019. Patellofemoral pain: clinical practice guidelines linked to the international classification of functioning, disability and health from the academy of orthopaedic physical therapy of the American physical therapy association. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 49(9). https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2019.0302
Meniscal Tear
Siemieniuk, Reed AC, et al. “Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative knee arthritis and meniscal tears: a clinical practice guideline.” Bmj 357 (2017). https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/52/5/313
Hip Pain
Hip Osteoarthritis
National Clinical Guideline Centre (UK). National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence: Guidance. Osteoarthritis in over 16s: diagnosis and management. NICE guideline [NG226]. Published: 19 October 2022. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng226
Moseng, T., Vlieland, T.P.V., Battista, S., Beckwée, D., Boyadzhieva, V., Conaghan, P.G., Costa, D., Doherty, M., Finney, A.G., Georgiev, T. and Gobbo, M., 2024. EULAR recommendations for the non-pharmacological core management of hip and knee osteoarthritis: 2023 update. Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 83(6), pp.730-740. https://ard.bmj.com/content/83/6/730
Lateral Hip Pain (Masterclass)
Grimaldi, A., Ganderton, C. and Nasser, A., 2025. Gluteal Tendinopathy Masterclass: Refuting the myths and engaging with the evidence. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, p.103253.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468781225000013