title: Effectiveness of spa treatment of osteoarthritis. Review of literature.
abstract: This paper is a review of the available current literature aiming to present the current knowledge of the efficacy of spa treatment. Individual papers are analysed in terms of their scientific reliability and compliance with the principles of evidence-based medicine. The analysis has been performed on the basis of Sackett's criteria for levels of evidence.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rehabilitation, Department of Physiotherapy, 2nd Medical Faculty, Medical University in Warsaw. dariusz.bialoszewski@wum.edu.pl
authors.forename: Dariusz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Białoszewski
authors.forename: Kamila
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wasiluk
mesh_terms: D004185:Disability Evaluation; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006294:Health Resorts; D006801:Humans; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*