PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Francisco Airton Castro da Rocha AU - Lucas da Ponte Melo AU - Francis Berenbaum TI - Tackling osteoarthritis during COVID-19 pandemic AID - 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-218372 DP - 2021 Feb 01 TA - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases PG - 151--153 VI - 80 IP - 2 4099 - http://ard.bmj.com/content/80/2/151.short 4100 - http://ard.bmj.com/content/80/2/151.full SO - Ann Rheum Dis2021 Feb 01; 80 AB - In this opinion article, we would like to draw attention to the fact that COVID-19 has a significant impact not only on immune-mediated arthritis but also on osteoarthritis (OA), the most common rheumatic disease. We suggest herein strategies for pain relief and symptom prevention in patients with OA during COVID-19 pandemic.