Response to Dr Forestier's eLetter on EULAR recommendations for the non-pharmacological core management of hip and knee osteoarthritis
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Dear Editor,
We thank Forestier and Erol for their response on our paper on Eular recommendations for the non-pharmacological core management of hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA). We agree that balneotherapy is a relevant non-pharmacological intervention in hip and knee OA and has been properly evaluated by means of randomised clinical trials, with the evidence summarised in systematic reviews. The topics to be included in the recommendations …
[1] R. Forestier,et al. ‘Is (creno)balneotherapy a drug, a surgical procedure or a non-pharmacological treatment?’ eLetter on EULAR recommendations for the non-pharmacological core management of hip and knee osteoarthritis , 2013, Annals of the rheumatic diseases.
[2] F Guillemin,et al. EULAR standardised operating procedures for the elaboration, evaluation, dissemination, and implementation of recommendations endorsed by the EULAR standing committees , 2004, Annals of the rheumatic diseases.