1: Rheumatol Int. 2002 Apr;21(6):218-21.
The therapeutic effects of Cserkeszölö thermal
water in osteoarthritis of the knee: a double blind,
controlled, follow-up study.
Kovács I, Bender T.
Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic of the Cserkeszölö Municipal Health Authority,
Hungary.
The effects of thermal water from Cserkeszölö in Hungary were appraised in a
randomised, double blind study conducted on 58 patients with osteoarthritis of
the knee. Balneotherapy was delivered as a 15-day course of 30-min daily
sessions performed with thermal water (active treatment) or tap water of similar
colour and odour (placebo treatment). The musculoskeletal status of participants
was evaluated at baseline, at the end of the balneotherapy course, and 3 months
later. Study endpoints (initial pain, range of motion, tenderness on palpation,
stair climbing, physicians' opinion and subjective rating by patients, and
ambulation) were assessed using visual analogue scales and symptom scores.
Both groups improved; however, the magnitude of improvement was
significantly greater in patients treated with thermal water from Cserkeszölö.
PMID: 12036207 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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