Outpatient balneological treatment of osteoarthritis in older persons : A retrospective study.

Sinan KardeşMine Karagülleİlker GeçmenTuba AdıgüzelHidayet YücesoyMüfit Zeki Karagülle

Published in: Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie (2018)

Study results provide initial evidence for the potential beneficial effects and safety of outpatient balneological treatment (hydrotherapy and peloid therapy) in the management of older patients with osteoarthritis. Future randomized controlled studies are needed to confirm these results.

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