As numerous studies show, favorable prognosis in treating the joints depends on the patient's knowledgeability: a large number of foreign scientific sources highlight the importance the patients’ awareness of the disease, lifestyle, and treatment methods available. The knowledge of the fact that with an affected joint you have to live and work, be aware of the disease, should lead to a change in the patient's vital activity, where high motor activity should be combined with a strict regime to relieve the joint.
A major task in the treatment of arthritis includes motivating patients to motor activity, healthy lifestyle, forming required motive qualities, training the patient in physiotherapy techniques for self-application.