Review Article
Efficacy of Spa Therapy, Mud-Pack Therapy, Balneotherapy, and Mud-Bath Therapy in the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis. A Systematic Review
Table 5
Results of SPA therapy according to measures employed in the studies evaluated.
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(1) Number of patients included in the experimental groups participating in the studies using a specific measure scale, excluding the studies in which data are expressed differently from practice (for instance, with percentage but without absolute values, only with a graphic representation, etc.). (2) Calculated according to the following procedure: values at the treatment end if the starting values are = 100 (referring to VAS) 29,36:54,71 = x:100; x = 53,66 = value observed at the end of treatment if starting value is 100; 100-53,66 = 46,34 = percentage reduction of VAS value at the treatment end. (3) TPS =Total Pain Score. (4) TSS =Total Stiffness Score. (5) TPFS =Total Physical Function Score. |