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The effect of mud pack treatment in knee osteoarthritis
Rheumatism, 08/03/09

Odabasi E et al. – Study demonstrates that the mud pack treatment significantly improves the pain and functional status of patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Methods

An evaluation of the efficacy of mud pack treatment in pts with knee OA
57 pts with bilateral primary OA, divided into 2 groups based on their availability for mud application during the study period:
- Study group (32 pts): subjected to daily mud pack treatment on weekdays only for 3 wks, applied to both knees for 30 min at 45°C (total 15 applications)
- Control group (25 pts): had analgesic treatment with acetaminophen 2 g/d
All pts were evaluated 3 times:
1. At the baseline
2. Immediately after the 15th application, and
3. 30 days after the end of the treatment
Primary outcome: WOMAC, pain intensity (VAS) and pt's and physician's assessment of disease severity index

Results

As compared to the baseline, significant decreases were observed in both groups in terms of WOMAC, pain intensity, and disease severity index scores
Improvements were found to be superior in the study group vs controls
Moreover, a significant number of pts in the study group had minimal clinically important improvement vs control group

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