The importance of nonpharmacologic approaches in management of osteoarthritis11Much of the material in this review is reproduced, with permission, from the author’s monograph, Diagnosis and Nonsurgical Management of Osteoarthritis., published in 1996 by Professional Communications, Inc., Caddo, OK, and his article, “Nonsurgical Management of Osteoarthritis, with an Emphasis on Nonpharmacologic Measures,” published in Archives of Family Medicine. (1995;4:1057–1064).