Comparison of the clinical effectiveness of thermal cure and rehabilitation in knee osteoarthritis. A randomized therapeutic trial

Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 9-10, 2014, Pages 561-569

  Fazaa, A ^a,b   Souabni, L ^a,b   Ben Abdelghani, K ^a,b   Kassab, S ^a,b   Chekili, S ^a,b   Zouari, B ^b   Hajri, R ^a,b   Laatar, A ^a,b   Zakraoui, L ^a,b  

^a HÔpital universitaire Mongi Slim La Marsa   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Controlled trial; Crenobalneotherapy; Knee osteoarthritis (KOA); Rehabilitation; Thermal cure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALNEOTHERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEAT TREATMENT; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPA TREATMENT; THERMAL CURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; HYDROTHERAPY; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ANALGESIC AGENT;

AGED; ANALGESICS; BALNEOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 84923102279     PISSN: 18770657     EISSN: 18770665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2014.09.007     Document Type: Article

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