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Knee osteoarthritis - effectiveness of mud therapy in clinical and functional improvement

2014; Sociedad Española de Hidrología Médica; Volume: 29; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.23853/bsehm.2017.0373

0214-2813

Ana Zão, Carlos Henrique Valente Moreira, João Batista Ribeiro da Silva Reis, Sofia S Ataíde, Pedro Cantista,

Medical and Biological Sciences

Introduction: Osteoarthritis is one of the pathologies which most limits the quality of life and functionality, having a negative impact on the level of participation of the individual and, consequently, in socio-economic terms. The mud therapy has been used in the treatment of rheumatic conditions since ancient times. However, there are few studies that evaluate the therapeutic effect and its application in knee osteoarthritis.