ArticleFrontiers in physiology2026
Short-term clinical outcomes associated with local peloid therapy combined with exercise on pain, function, and quality of life in knee osteoarthritis.
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Background: To evaluate the short-term clinical and functional effects of local peloid therapy combined with exercise compared with exercise alone in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), using routinely collected clinical data. Methods: This retrospective comparative study included 70 patients with knee OA. Patients who received local knee peloid applications (30 minutes/day, 5 days/week for 3 weeks) combined with a standardized home exercise program (peloid + exercise; n = 35) were compared with patients who performed the same exercise program alone (exercise-only; n = 35) as part of routine clinical care. Outcome measures included pain [Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)], function [Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score-Physical Function Short Form (KOOS-PS), Oxford Knee Score (OKS)], quality of life [Short Form-36 (SF-36)], functional performance [Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test (5xSTS)], range of motion (ROM), muscle strength, and selected systemic inflammatory markers [high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), Interleukin-6 (IL-6)]. Results: Outcome data at week 3 were available for 60 participants (peloid + exercise n = 35; exercise-only n = 25). Both groups showed improvement in pain and functional outcomes, with more pronounced short-term improvements observed in the peloid + exercise group, particularly for pain scores, functional performance, muscle strength, and quality-of-life measures. No consistent between-group differences were observed in systemic inflammatory markers. Conclusions: In this retrospective analysis, the addition of local peloid therapy to exercise was associated with numerically and clinically more pronounced short-term clinical and functional improvements compared with exercise alone, while systemic inflammatory markers showed limited change. These findings support a potential complementary role for local peloid therapy in the short-term rehabilitation of knee OA.
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