Southern medical journal
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Southern medical journal · Aug 2011
Randomized Controlled TrialAdditional therapeutic effect of balneotherapy in low back pain.
Balneotherapy has been widely used for treatment of chronic low back pain recently. However there are only a few clinical controlled trials on balneotherapy. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of balneotherapy in patients with chronic low back pain. ⋯ The results of the present study reiterate that besides conventional physiotherapy, balneotherapy may be effective in the treatment of patients with chronic low back pain.