title: [Therapeutic efficacy of peloid plasters in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the peripheral joints and spondylosis].
abstract: The objective of the study was to investigate the efficacy and tolerability of the peloid plasters in the group of 20 patients with osteoarthritis of peripheral joints (10 patients with gonarthrosis and 10 with omarthrosis) and 20 patients with spondylosis. This form of the pelotherapy decreased pain in joints after 10 days of the treatment. No allergic or other side effects were observed. Peloid plasters through the analgesic action improve the comfort of life and reduce the use of oral analgesic drugs.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Reumatologii i Chorób Wewnetrznych AM w Bialymstoku. klimp@amb.edu.pl
authors.forename: Piotr Adrian
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Klimiuk
authors.forename: Elzbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Muklewicz
authors.forename: Stanisław
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sierakowski
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009094:Mud Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000628:therapy*; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000628:therapy*