SynthesisAmerican journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation2016
Clinical Efficacy of Mudpack Therapy in Treating Knee Osteoarthritis: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Studies.
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Exploration of the Transfer of Barium From Thermal Mud (T2BT Study)
Clinical Evidence Regarding The Dynamic of Baker Cyst Dimensions After Intermittent Vacuum Therapy As Rehabilitation Treatment In Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Clinical efficacy of medical hydrology: an umbrella review.International journal of biometeorology · 2021Pooled it
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- The role of mineral elements and other chemical compounds used in balneology: data from double-blind randomized clinical trials.International journal of biometeorology · 2017Pooled 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
- The efficacy of peloid therapy in management of hand osteoarthritis: a pilot study.International journal of biometeorology · 2017Trial
- Effect of Shi-Style Steaming and Bathing Decoction in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: Study Protocol for a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial.Journal of pain research · 2024Article
- Clinical Evidence Regarding the Dynamic of Baker Cyst Dimensions after Intermittent Vacuum Therapy as Rehabilitation Treatment in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Efficacy of peloidotherapy in unilateral plantar fasciitis: A pilot study.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- The efficacy of balneotherapy, mud therapy and spa therapy in patients with osteoarthritis: an overview of reviews.International journal of biometeorology · 2021Review
- Peloids as Thermotherapeutic Agents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Spa therapy and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal pathologies: a proposal for best practice in Italy.International journal of biometeorology · 2020Article
- Overview of Systematic Reviews with Meta-Analysis Based on Randomized Controlled Trials of Balneotherapy and Spa Therapy from 2000 to 2019.International journal of general medicine · 2020Review
- ADIPONECTIN CORRELATION WITH BIOCLINICAL BENEFITS OF USING NATURAL THERAPEUTIC FACTORS IN KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS.Acta endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005)Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of mudpack therapy for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis and identify the likely factors associated with the high heterogeneity of combined studies.
designThe Medline, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were systematically searched for randomized controlled trials in which mudpack therapy was used to treat knee osteoarthritis.
resultsTen publications that reported the results from a total of 1010 subjects were included in this meta-analysis. Meta-analysis of improvement in joint function at the final follow-up visit suggested, given that the follow-up time was less than 4 mos, that the combined effect size of four studies was -0.30 (-0.62 to 0.02) and the difference did not reach the level of statistical significance. When the follow-up time reached 4 mos, the combined effect size was -1.10 (-2.07 to -0.14) and the difference was significant. The I values of the two groups were 21.4% and 93.8%.
conclusionFunctional improvement of the knee joint in patients treated with mudpack therapy was not significantly different from that of control subjects at the end of the 4-mo follow-up. The quality of current publications was a factor causing heterogeneity.
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