title: Effects of physical therapy on patients with Kashin-Beck disease in Tibet.
abstract: A clinical trial of physical therapy treatment for patients suffering from Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) has been carried out in Tibet. One-hundred and thirty-five patients with Kashin-Beck disease were allocated to either physical therapy (72 patients) or prescription of multivitamins (63 patients). The patients were followed for 4 years. This study suggested a beneficial effect of physical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Médecins Sant Frontières, Département Médical, Brussels, Belgium. francoise.mathieu@msf.be
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mathieu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Suetens
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Begaux
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: De Maertelaer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hinsenkamp
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D018609:Tibet