Spa and exercise treatment in ankylosing spondylitis: Fact or fancy?

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 653-666

  Van Tubergen, Astrid ^a   Hidding, Alita ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Exercises; Hydrotherapy; Physical therapy; Physiotherapy; Spa therapy

Indexed keywords

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; JOINT MOBILITY; KINESIOTHERAPY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAUNA; SPA TREATMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; ANTHROPOMETRY; EXERCISE;

EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 0036725788     PISSN: 15216942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/berh.2002.0240     Document Type: Review

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