title: [Balneotherapy and osteoarthritis treatment].
abstract: Balneotherapy is a complementary form of medicine which uses natural thermal mineral resources in situ. It provides patients with osteoarthritis with a full treatment to ease pain and improve functions in the long-term without causing any significant therapeutic risks.
authors.affiliation: Université Toulouse III, Paris. info@france-thermale.org
authors.forename: Christian Roques
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Latrille
mesh_terms: D001452:Balneology; D006801:Humans; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000628:therapy*