Trial reportInternational journal of biometeorology2020
The effect of balneotherapy and peloid therapy on changes in the functional state of patients with knee joint osteoarthritis: a randomized, controlled, single-blind pilot study.
Trial report in International journal of biometeorology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.
- Hydrotherapy in the Rehabilitation of Functional Performance and Gait in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Pooled it
- Using Computerised Gait Analysis to Assess Changes After Rehabilitation in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Gait Speed Improvement.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of balneotherapy in rheumatology: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2025Pooled it
- Adjunctive therapies in addition to land-based exercise therapy for osteoarthritis of the hip or knee.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
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- Medical mud-pack treatment with different temperatures in patients with knee osteoarthritis.International journal of biometeorology · 2025Trial
- The effectiveness of a 3-week spa therapy on the 6-month mobility and functional ability of patients with knee osteoarthritis: the ANGELLO randomized controlled trial.International journal of biometeorology · 2025Trial
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- Alginate-Based Solid Foam Incorporating Rügen Chalk: A Novel Platform for Modern Application of Peloids.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Intensive combined balneotherapy and aquatic exercise for knee osteoarthritis: short-term clinical and functional outcomes.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Short-term clinical outcomes associated with local peloid therapy combined with exercise on pain, function, and quality of life in knee osteoarthritis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Relevance of balneotherapy for osteoarthritis-a systematic literature review covering the past 5 years.Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) · 2025Review
- Comparison of three different therapeutic interventions in the management of knee osteoarthritis: Randomized controlled parallel group pilot trial.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2025Article
- Challenges of blinding in clinical balneology trials: a scoping review.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Article
- Emerging Evidence on Balneotherapy and Thermal Interventions in Post-COVID-19 Syndrome: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Microbial Composition Dynamics in Peloids Used for Spa Procedures in Lithuania: Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Physiotherapeutic Intervention Techniques for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- Causal relationship between modifiable risk factors and knee osteoarthritis: a Mendelian randomization study.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- The Potential Role of Spa Therapy in Managing Frailty in Rheumatic Patients: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
The treatment of OA using pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical measures remains a topical subject. The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of natural factors (mineral water and mud) on changes in the functional state of patients with knee joint OA. Ninety-two adult people with grade I-III knee joint OA according to the Kellgren and Lawrence scoring system participated in the study. The subjects received 10 mineral water bath plus physical therapy or mud application procedures plus physical therapy or physical therapy alone every other day. The effectiveness of the treatment was assessed on the basis of anthropometric changes of data, VAS, SF-36, KOOS questionnaire indicators. Significantly greater walking speed, test of 5 sit downs/stand ups, circumference of a knee joint, flexion and extension range, flexor and extensor strength after treatment lasting 1 month were obtained in the intervention group. After 1 month after treatment pain intensity scores over the past month and when changing position were significantly higher in the control group. The positive changes in SF-36 were identified after 1 month after treatment: physical activity increased and pain decreased in the intervention groups. There was no significant difference between the averages of any KOOS subscale in groups. However, average percentages of symptoms, stiffness, and pain in the intervention groups were significantly better after treatment and lasting 1 month after treatment. Balneotherapy and peloid therapy effectively reduce pain and improve the functional state of patients with OA of a knee joint.
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