Joint Pain (General)

Assessment of arthralgia.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP (General Practitioner)

Last reviewed: 21 October 2025

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Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Chronic pain

CKS: Knee pain - assessment

CKS: Rheumatoid arthritis - Management

NICE guideline [NG226]: Osteoarthritis: care and management

NICE guideline [NG59]: Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s: assessment and management

SIGN 136: Management of chronic pain

ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline: Integrative Oncology for Pain Management in Oncology

CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain — United States, 2016

NICE guideline: Osteoarthritis: care and management (CG177)

SIO Clinical Practice Guideline Summary: Integrative Oncology and Pain