Spa water more effective than tap water for knee osteoarthritis: Commentary

Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 123-124

  Pittler, M H ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TAP WATER;

ACUPUNCTURE; BALNEOTHERAPY; BODY MASS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; MASSAGE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT SURVEY; SPA TREATMENT; VASODILATATION; WALKING; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 34250187777     PISSN: 14653753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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