‘If you can’t help me, so help me God I will cut it off myself…’ The experience of living with knee pain: a qualitative meta-synthesis
PhysiotherapyPublished 21 April 2018
James Wride, Katrina Bannigan
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The feelings and experiences of people living with knee pain are explored as a precursor to exploring how this might contribute to improved care in the future and two synthesised findings are identified: knee pain affects every aspect of life and Searching for the best way forward.
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