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. 2001 Mar 3;25(3):191–193. doi: 10.1007/s002640000206

Effects of physical therapy on patients with Kashin-Beck disease in Tibet

F Mathieu 1, C Suetens 2, F Begaux 3, V De Maertelaer 4, M Hinsenkamp 5
PMCID: PMC3620644  PMID: 11482539

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.

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