Therapy with mud compresses for knee osteoarthritis: Comparison of natural mud preparations with mineral-depleted mud

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 197-203

  Flusser, Daniel ^a   Abu Shakra, Mahmoud ^a   Friger, Michael ^a   Codish, Shlomi ^a   Sukenik, Shaul ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Balneology; Mud compresses; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHLORINE; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALNEOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LEQUESNE INDEX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUD THERAPY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF EVALUATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0036342447     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124743-200208000-00003     Document Type: Article

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