Balneotherapy with sulphurous water reduces pain in hand osteoarthritis patients .
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The effect of sulphurous water in patients with osteoarthritis of hand. Double-blind, randomized, controlled follow-up study
Clin Rheumatol. 2012 Oct;31(10):1437-42. doi: 10.1007/s10067-012-2026-0. Epub 2012 Jul 2947 patients with osteoarthritis of the hand were included in this study to evaluate the effectiveness of balneotherapy treatments (sulphurous water). Participants were randomized to receive balneotherapy or warm tap water baths (control) 15 times over a 3 week period. At the end of treatment and at the 3 month follow-up, participants in the balneotherapy group experienced significantly less pain and superior mean EuroQol health state scores than the control group. These differences were not maintained at the 6 months follow-up.
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