The effect of Neydharting mud-pack therapy on knee osteoarthritis: A randomized, controlled, double-blind follow-up pilot study

Rheumatology International

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2569-2576

  Tefner, Ildikó Katalin ^a   Gaál, Ramóna ^a   Koroknai, András ^a   Ráthonyi, Adél ^a   Gáti, Tamás ^a   Monduk, Péter ^a   Kiss, Edit ^a   Kovács, Csaba ^b   Bálint, Géza ^c   Bender, Tamás ^d  

^a Józsefváros Municipal Health Service   (Hungary)

^b Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Center   (Hungary)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RHEUMATOLOGY AND PHYSIOTHERAPY   (Hungary)

^d Polyclinic of Brother of St John of God Hospitals ^*  (Hungary)

Author keywords

Controlled; Double blind trial; Hot pack therapy; Mud pack therapy; Neydharting; Osteoarthritis of the knee; Peloids; Randomized

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALNEOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEYDHARTING MUD PACK THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX;

AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUD THERAPY; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84885366258     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-013-2776-2     Document Type: Article

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