Efficacy of self-management exercise program with spa therapy for behavioral management of knee osteoarthritis: research protocol for a quasi-randomized controlled trial (GEET one)

• Main Authors: Chloe Gay (Author), Candy Guiguet-Auclair (Author), Bruno Pereira (Author), Anna Goldstein (Author), Loïc Bareyre (Author), Nicolas Coste (Author), Emmanuel Coudeyre (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is not limited to joint pain and stiffness, which can lead to disability; it is also linked to comorbidities such as overweight, obesity and fears and beliefs related to the pathology. The knee OA population appears more affected by these risk factors and has...