Balneotherapy in elderly patients: Effect on pain from degenerative knee and spine conditions and on quality of life

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 365-369

  Gaál, János ^a   Varga, József ^b   Szekanecz, Zoltán ^b   Kurkó, Julia ^b   Ficzere, Andrea ^c   Bodolay, Edit ^b   Bender, Tamás ^d,e  

^a Kenezy Korhaz Rendelointezet   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^c Balneotherapy Unit   (Hungary)

^d Balneotherapy Unit ^*  (Hungary)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Advanced age; Balneotherapy; Low back pain; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; DICLOFENAC; DIPYRONE; MELOXICAM; MINERAL WATER; NAPROXEN; NIMESULIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALNEOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BALNEOLOGY; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINERAL WATERS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46149095506     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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