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• Cost effectiveness of combined spa-exercise therapy in ankylosing spondylitis: a randomized controlled trial

  Authors: van Tubergen A, Boonen A, Landewé R, Rutten-Van Mölken M, van der Heijde D, Hidding A, van der Linden S Source: Arthritis Rheum. 2002 Oct 15;47(5):459-67 DOI: 10.1002/art.10658 Language: English Availability: full text

• The efficacy of a topical gel prepared using Lake Urmia mud in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

  Authors: Mahboob N, Kolahi S, Shirzad A, Amir G, Mohammad V, Mokhtari R, Mansour VA, Hadi V Source: J Altern Complement Med. 2009 Nov;15(11):1239-42. DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0304. Language: English Availability: abstract

• Combined spa-exercise therapy is effective in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a randomized controlled trial

  Authors: van Tubergen A, Landewé R, van der Heijde D, Hidding A, Wolter N, Asscher M, Falkenbach A, Genth E, van der Linden S Source: Arthritis Rheum. 2001 Oct;45(5):430-8 DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(200110)45:5<430::AID-ART362>3.0.CO;2-F Language: English Availability: full text

• The therapeutic effects of Cserkeszölö thermal water in osteoarthritis of the knee: a double blind, controlled, follow-up study.

  Authors: Kovács I, Bender T Source: Rheumatol Int. 2002 Apr;21(6):218-21. DOI: Not specified Language: English Availability: abstract

• The effect of balneotherapy on chronic shoulder pain. A randomized, controlled, single-blind follow-up trial. A pilot study

  Authors: Tefner IK, Kovács C, Gaál R, Koroknai A, Horváth R, Badruddin RM, Borbély I, Nagy K, Bender T Source: Clin Rheumatol. 2015 Jun;34(6):1097-108 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-013-2456-3 Language: English Availability: abstract

• The effect of spa therapy in chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled, single-blind, follow-up study

  Authors: Tefner IK, Németh A, Lászlófi A, Kis T, Gyetvai G, Bender T Source: Rheumatol Int. 2012 Oct;32(10):3163-9 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-011-2145-y Language: English Availability: abstract

• Are swimming or aerobic exercise better than conventional exercise in ankylosing spondylitis patients? A randomized controlled study.

  Authors: Karapolat H, Eyigor S, Zoghi M, Akkoc Y, Kirazlı Y, Keser G Source: Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2009 Dec;45(4):449-57. DOI: Not specified Language: English Availability: abstract

• The effect of mild whole-body hyperthermia on systemic levels of TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, and IL-6 in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

  Authors: Tarner IH, Müller-Ladner U, Uhlemann C, Lange U Source: Clin Rheumatol. 2009 Apr;28(4):397-402 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-008-1059-x Language: English Availability: abstract

• Infrared sauna in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. A pilot study showing good tolerance, short-term improvement of pain and stiffness, and a trend towards long-term beneficial effects

  Authors: Oosterveld FG, Rasker JJ, Floors M, Landkroon R, van Rennes B, Zwijnenberg J, van de Laar MA, Koel GJ Source: Clin Rheumatol. 2009 Jan;28(1):29-34 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-008-0977-y Language: English Availability: full text

• Prolonged effects of 3 week therapy in a spa resort on lumbar spine, knee and hip osteoarthritis: follow-up after 6 months. A randomized controlled trial

  Authors: Nguyen M, Revel M, Dougados M Source: Br J Rheumatol. 1997 Jan;36(1):77-81 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/36.1.77 Language: English Availability: abstract