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The effect of Balneotherapy treatment on knee osteoarthritis

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October 2014

The effect of Balneotherapy treatment on knee osteoarthritis

Vol: 3| Issue: 10| Number:22| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Evaluation of the effect of Lake Hévíz thermal mineral water in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized, controlled, single-blind, follow-up study

Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2014 Aug;50(4):373-81

Contributing Authors:
A Kulisch A Benkö A Bergmann N Gyarmati H Horváth A Kránicz Z Mándó A Matán A Németh E Szakál D Szántó L Szekeres T Bender

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Seventy seven patients, between the ages of 45 and 75 years, who had been diagnosed with mild to moderate bilateral primary osteoarthritis of the knee, were randomly assigned into 1 of 2 groups to determine the effect balneotherapy (thermal water therapy) had on individuals with knee osteoarthritis. Patients were randomized to take part in a thermal water therapy program in Lake Heviz or to a cont...

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