Study on reducing medication for knee osteoarthritis with mud
Antonio Fraioli et al.
October 2011
Fango treatment
Peat & healing mud
Rheumatism / Joints / Arthritis / Arthrosis
Mud treatments are a popular therapy for osteoarthritis. 147 sufferers took part in the study to test the effectiveness of mud therapy in terms of perceived pain intensity and health-related quality of life.
They were divided into two groups: 61 people were treated with eleven mud packs; the patients in the control group continued to receive routine treatment with medication.
All participants were examined before and after the treatment using the SF-60. Strong differences were observed between the two groups after mud treatment.
The main parameters were general health and especially pain perception. There was a clear improvement in these parameters with fango therapy and a simultaneous reduction in the administration of medication.
The most important information on the study at a glance
- Indications
- Osteoarthritis
- Institution
- Dipartimento di Clinica e Terapia Medica, UOC Medicina Interna E, Terapia Medica e Medicina Termale, Scuola di Specializzazione in Idrologia Medica, Sapienza Università di Roma, Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, V.le del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy
- Title
- Study on reducing medication for knee osteoarthritis with mud
- Brief description
- The study shows that mud therapy for osteoarthritis relieves pain while at the same time reducing the intake of medication.
- Original title
- A study on the efficacy of treatment with mud packs and baths with Sillene mineral water (Chianciano Spa Italy) in patients suffering from knee osteoarthritis
- Link to the study
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20390281/
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