Clinical area: Musculoskeletal (MSK) - Digital platforms for community based self-management of mild to moderate osteoarthritis and joint pain

Why:

• Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions affect many people and can affect your joints, bones and muscles and sometimes associated tissues such as your nerves. They can range from minor injuries to long-term conditions.
• Over 20 million people in the UK, almost one third of the population, have a MSK condition such as arthritis or back pain. Symptoms can include pain, stiffness, limited movement, and disability which affect quality of life and independence.
• Osteoarthritis is a condition that causes joints to become painful and stiff. It's the most common type of arthritis in the UK. The main symptoms of osteoarthritis are joint pain and stiffness, and problems moving the joint.
• Increasing the availability of digitally enabled self-management programmes for non-inflammatory joint pain including osteoarthritis is aligned to the NHS Long Term Plan, the Major Conditions Strategy, and other national strategic priority areas.

Further information:

For more information read NICE’s Early Value Assessment (EVA) , which provides the NHS with a framework to review and assess emerging technology in this area.

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