Knee Osteoarthritis Treatment With Peloidotherapy and Aquatic Exercise.

The aim was to observe the short and medium term effects of peloidotherapy and aquatic exercise applications in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Inclusion Criteria:primary knee osteoarthritis diagnosed according to the ACR criteriagave their written informed consent40-75 agesKellgren Lawrence grading 2-4having symptomatic knee pain at least 3 months.Exclusion Criteria:secondary knee OApathology of the waist, hip, or ankle jointsdecompensated organ failuremalignancy,active bleedinginfectious diseaseserious knee injuries or previous surgical procedures within the past 6 monthsthe use of intraarticular steroids and hyaluronic acid injection to the knee joint within the past 6 monthsphysiotherapy, balneotherapy, or peloidotherapy within the past 1 year.