Therapeutic effect of spa therapy and short wave therapy in knee osteoarthritis: A randomized, single blind, controlled trial

Rheumatology International

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 523-529

  Cantarini, Luca ^a   Leo, Graziana ^a   Giannitti, Chiara ^a   Cevenini, Gabriele ^a   Barberini, Pietro ^b   Fioravanti, Antonella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arsenical ferruginous waters; Knee osteoarthritis; Randomized clinical trial; Short wave therapy; Spa therapy

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; MINERAL WATER; NAPROXEN; ORGANOARSENIC DERIVATIVE; PARACETAMOL; PIROXICAM;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUD THERAPY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPA TREATMENT; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACETAMINOPHEN; AGED; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ARSENICALS; BALNEOLOGY; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUD THERAPY; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947128752     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-006-0266-5     Document Type: Article

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