Trial reportRheumatology international2010
Effect of balneotherapy on temporospatial gait characteristics of patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Balneotherapy for osteoarthritis: a systematic review.Rheumatology international · 2023Pooled it
- Efficacy of Spa Therapy, Mud-Pack Therapy, Balneotherapy, and Mud-Bath Therapy in the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis. A Systematic Review.BioMed research international · 2018Pooled it
- The effect of balneotherapy on pain relief, stiffness, and physical function in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: a meta-analysis.Clinical rheumatology · 2017Pooled it
- Effectiveness of aquatic exercise for treatment of knee osteoarthritis: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie · 2015Pooled it
- Balneotherapy for knee osteoarthritis in S. Jorge: a randomized controlled trial.International journal of biometeorology · 2020Trial
- The effectiveness of balneotherapy in chronic low back pain.Clinical rheumatology · 2014Trial
- Global research trends in aquatic exercise therapy for musculoskeletal disorders: a bibliometric analysis.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2025Article
- Challenges of blinding in clinical balneology trials: a scoping review.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Article
- Effect of Peat Intervention on Pain and Gait in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Prospective, Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Study.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2020Article
- How does spa treatment affect cardiovascular function and vascular endothelium in patients with generalized osteoarthritis? A pilot study through plasma asymmetric di-methyl arginine (ADMA) and L-arginine/ADMA ratio.International journal of biometeorology · 2018Article
- Intraarticular injection of hyaluronan prevents cartilage erosion, periarticular fibrosis and mechanical allodynia and normalizes stance time in murine knee osteoarthritis.Arthritis research & therapy · 2011Article
- Crenotherapy: a neglected resource for human health now re-emerging on sound scientific concepts.International journal of biometeorology · 2010Review
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Abstract
Effects of balneotherapy on gait properties of patients with osteoarthritis of the knee were investigated prospectively. A total of 30 patients with knee osteoarthritis received balneotherapy consisting of two daily thermomineral water baths for 2 weeks. Patients were evaluated using gait analysis and clinical scores, both within 2 weeks, before and after spa treatment. Patients were walking faster in their control analyses (0.81 +/- 0.21 to 0.89 +/- 0.19 m/s; P = 0.017), with a shorter mean stance time (63.0 +/- 3.3 to 61.8 +/- 2.5% stride; P = 0.007), an increased cadence (96 +/- 13.1 to 100 +/- 11.9 steps/min; P = 0.094) and stride length (996 +/- 174 to 1,058 +/- 142 mm; P = 0.017). Balneotherapy also resulted in a significant decrease in Lequesne knee osteoarthritis index (12.1 +/- 3.7 to 10.0 +/- 3.3 points; P = 0.003), VAS for pain (58 +/- 25 to 33 +/- 15; P = 0.0001), VAS for patients' (56 +/- 24 to 29 +/- 19; P < 0.001) and investigator's global assessment (55 +/- 20 to 26 +/- 15; P < 0.0001) and WOMAC score (2.1 +/- 0.7 to 1.6 +/- 0.8; P = 0.0004). Balneotherapy has positive effects on gait properties and clinical health quality parameters of patients with knee osteoarthritis in short-term evaluations.
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