Infrared sauna in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-34

  Oosterveld, Fredrikus G J ^a   Rasker, Johannes J ^b   Floors, Mark ^a   Landkroon, Robert ^a   van Rennes, Bob ^a   Zwijnenberg, Jan ^a   Laar, Mart A F J ^b,c   Koel, Gerard J ^a  

^a SAXION UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^c MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Hyperthermia; Inflammation; Infrared sauna; Physical therapy modalities; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFRARED SAUNA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RIGIDITY; SAUNA;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FATIGUE; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; INFRARED RAYS; PAIN; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; STEAM BATH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57049134625     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-008-0977-y     Document Type: Article

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