The efficacy of balneotherapy and mud-pack therapy in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 60-65

  Evcik, Deniz ^a   Kavuncu, Vural ^a   Yeter, Abdurrahman ^a   Yigit, Ilknur ^a  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Balneotherapy; Knee osteoarthritis; Mud pack therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALNEOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUD THERAPY; NOTTINGHAM EXTENDED ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SCALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; BALNEOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MUD THERAPY; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846936524     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2006.03.009     Document Type: Article

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