Additional Therapeutic Effect of Balneotherapy in Low Back Pain


Dogan M., ŞAHİN Ö., Elden H., Hayta E., Kaptanoglu E.

SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.104, sa.8, ss.574-578, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 104 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/smj.0b013e318224644f
  • Dergi Adı: SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.574-578
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: balneotherapy, chronic low back pain, functional disability, physiotherapy, spinal mobility, SPA THERAPY, FOLLOW-UP, RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS, BETA-ENDORPHIN, THERMAL WATER, DOUBLE-BLIND, OSTEOARTHRITIS, TRIALS, KNEE
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objectives: Balneotherapy has been widely used for treatment of chronic low back pain recently. However there are only a few clinical controlled trials on balneotherapy. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of balneotherapy in patients with chronic low back pain.