Patients were evaluated before, during and after the spa treatment.

“Patients were walking faster in their control analyses, with a shorter mean stance time, an increased cadence and stride length,” it says.

“Balneotherapy also resulted in a significant decrease in Lequesne knee osteoarthritis index, visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain, VAS for patients’ and investigator’s global assessment and WOMAC score.

“Balneotherapy has positive effects on gait properties and clinical health quality parameters of patients with knee osteoarthritis in short-term evaluations.”

Source: Daily Express

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