Better self-reported effect after hydrotherapy vs. land exercises for rheumatoid arthritis .
A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of hydrotherapy and land exercises on overall well being and quality of life in rheumatoid arthritis.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2007 Mar 1;8:23115 patients with rheumatoid arthritis were randomized to either receive exercises in warm water (hydrotherapy) or similar land-based exercises. The results indicated that patients who completed exercises in heated water reported feeling much better in comparison to those who performed land-based exercises. However, there was no reported difference between the two groups regarding pain intensity, quality of life, or physical function.
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