<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The multidisciplinary team approach to providing comprehensive care is the cornerstone of the management of musculoskeletal issues in haemophilia. At the Royal Free the team takes a holistic approach to musculoskeletal disease management that is not just about assessment of a painful knee or having an operation. It recognises that patients sit on a spectrum of musculoskeletal disease severity that is dependent on age and the type of treatments available and the issues that may have been experienced with those treatments. The patient’s own goals sit at the heart of the team’s approach.</p></abstract>

The multidisciplinary team approach to providing comprehensive care is the cornerstone of the management of musculoskeletal issues in haemophilia. At the Royal Free the team takes a holistic approach to musculoskeletal disease management that is not just about assessment of a painful knee or having an operation. It recognises that patients sit on a spectrum of musculoskeletal disease severity that is dependent on age and the type of treatments available and the issues that may have been experienced with those treatments. The patient’s own goals sit at the heart of the team’s approach.

Musculoskeletal care in haemophilia: the importance of the joint team approach

The Journal of Haemophilia Practice

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The multidisciplinary team approach to providing comprehensive care is the cornerstone of the management of musculoskeletal issues in haemophilia. At the Royal...

Musculoskeletal care in haemophilia: the importance of the joint team approach

Article Category: Kd50: Comprehensive Care

Published Online: Apr 21, 2018

Page range: 17 - 19

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17225/jhp00054

Keywords
orthopaedic, haemophilia, Katharine Dormandy, physiotherapy, joints

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Musculoskeletal care in haemophilia: the importance of the joint team approach

Article Category: Kd50: Comprehensive Care

Published Online: Apr 21, 2018

Page range: 17 - 19

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17225/jhp00054

Keywordsorthopaedic, haemophilia, Katharine Dormandy, physiotherapy, joints

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
orthopaedic, haemophilia, Katharine Dormandy, physiotherapy, joints