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• Radon therapy for the treatment of rheumatic diseases--review and meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials.

  Authors: Falkenbach A, Kovacs J, Franke A, Jörgens K, Ammer K Source: Rheumatol Int. 2005 Apr;25(3):205-10 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-003-0419-8 Language: English Availability: abstract

• Taking baths: the efficacy of balneotherapy in patients with arthritis. A systematic review.

  Authors: Verhagen A, de Vet HC, de Bie R, Kessels AG, Boers M, Knipschild PG Source: J Rheumatol. 1997 Oct;24(10):1964-71. DOI: Not specified Language: English Availability: abstract

• Treating arthritis with locally applied heat or cold.

  Authors: Oosterveld FG, Rasker JJ Source: Semin Arthritis Rheum. 1994 Oct;24(2):82-90. DOI: 10.1016/S0049-0172(05)80002-2 Language: English Availability: abstract

• Modified disease activity scores that include twenty-eight-joint counts. Development and validation in a prospective longitudinal study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

  Authors: Prevoo ML, van't Hof MA, Kuper HH, van Leeuwen MA, van de Putte LB, van Riel PL Source: Arthritis Rheum. 1995 Jan;38(1):44-8 DOI: 10.1002/art.1780380107 Language: English Availability: abstract

• A new approach to defining functional ability in ankylosing spondylitis: the development of the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index.

  Authors: Calin A, Garrett S, Whitelock H, Kennedy LG, O'Hea J, Mallorie P, Jenkinson T Source: J Rheumatol. 1994 Dec;21(12):2281-5. DOI: Not specified Language: English Availability: abstract

• Evaluation of joint mobility in rheumatoid arthritis trials: the value of the EPM-range of motion scale.

  Authors: Vliet Vlieland TP, van den Ende CH, Breedveld FC, Hazes JM Source: J Rheumatol. 1993 Dec;20(12):2010-4. DOI: Not specified Language: English Availability: abstract

• Fatigue in ankylosing spondylitis: its prevalence and relationship to disease activity, sleep, and other factors

  Authors: Jones SD, Koh WH, Steiner A, Garrett S, Calin A Source: J Rheumatol. 1996 Mar;23(3):487-90. DOI: Not specified Language: English Availability: abstract

• Assessment of fatigue in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a psychometric analysis

  Authors: van Tubergen A, Coenen J, Landewé R, Spoorenberg A, Chorus AM, Boonen A, van der Linden S, van der Heijde D Source: Arthritis Rheum. 2002 Feb;47(1):8-16. DOI: 10.1002/art1.10179 Language: English Availability: full text

• Effect of exposure to sauna heat on neuropathic and rheumatoid pain.

  Authors: Nurmikko T, Hietaharju A Source: Pain. 1992 Apr;49(1):43-51. DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(92)90186-F Language: English Availability: abstract

• Superficial heat or cold for low back pain.

  Authors: French SD, Cameron M, Walker BF, Reggars JW, Esterman AJ Source: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006 Jan 25;(1):CD004750. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004750.pub2 Language: English Availability: abstract