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Effects of physical therapy on patients with Kashin-Beck disease in Tibet
F Mathieu1, C Suetens, F Begaux
1Médecins Sant Frontières, Département Médical, Brussels, Belgium. francoise.mathieu@msf.be
International Orthopaedics
|August 3, 2001
Abstract:
A clinical trial of physical therapy treatment for patients suffering from Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) has been carried out in Tibet. One-hundred and thirty-five patients with Kashin-Beck disease were allocated to either physical therapy (72 patients) or prescription of multivitamins (63 patients). The patients were followed for 4 years. This study suggested a beneficial effect of physical treatment.