Efficacy of Spa Therapy, Mud-Pack Therapy, Balneotherapy, and Mud-Bath Therapy in the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis. A Systematic Review

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:9.81em"/><col style="width:7.69em"/><col style="width:15.79em"/><col style="width:7.26em"/><col style="width:9.17em"/><col style="width:6.71em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Study</td><td class="align_center">Treated Patients</td><td class="align_center">Treatment</td><td class="align_center">Control Group</td><td class="align_center">Ongoing Treatment</td><td class="align_center">Total Patients</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Forestier R.et al. 2010</td><td class="align_center"> 195</td><td class="align_center"> Multiple interventions in spa resorts</td><td class="align_center">187</td><td class="align_center">yes</td><td class="align_center">382</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="6"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Spa therapy: number of patients included in the experimental and control group.</div>

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Table 4: Efficacy of Spa Therapy, Mud-Pack Therapy, Balneotherapy, and Mud-Bath Therapy in the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis. A Systematic Review 

Table 4 | Efficacy of Spa Therapy, Mud-Pack Therapy, Balneotherapy, and Mud-Bath Therapy in the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis. A Systematic Review 