Effect of balneotherapy on temporospatial gait characteristics of patients with osteoarthritis of the knee

Rheumatology International

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 739-747

  Kilçoĝlu, Önder ^a   Dönmez, Arif ^a   Karagülle, Zeki ^a   Erdoĝan, Nergis ^a   Akalan, Ekin ^a   Temelli, Yener ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Balneology; Gait; Hydrotherapy; Knee joint; Osteoarthritis; Spa therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALNEOTHERAPY; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; THERAPY EFFECT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING SPEED;

AGED; BALNEOLOGY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951022915     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-009-1054-9     Document Type: Article

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