Annals of physical and rehabilitation medicine
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Ann Phys Rehabil Med · Dec 2014
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyComparison of the clinical effectiveness of thermal cure and rehabilitation in knee osteoarthritis. A randomized therapeutic trial.
To compare the benefits of a thermal cure and non-thermal rehabilitation in treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). ⋯ In our study, crenobalneotherapy had resulted, at 12months, in more pronounced long-term improvement of the painful symptoms of KOA than had non-thermal rehabilitation.