Caregiver burden in cerebral palsy: Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of caregiver difficulties scale.

Background: This study aims to translate the caregiver difficulties scale (CDS) into Turkish language and to reveal its reliability and validity in Turkish informal family caregivers of children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Methods: This study included 130 participants (39.9 ± 7.

The short-term effects of balneotherapy on pain, disability and fatigue in patients with chronic low back pain treated with physical therapy: A randomized controlled trial.

Objective: This study aimed to compare whether there are positive effects of balneotherapy(BT) on pain, quality of life and disability of individuals receiving physical therapy(PT) for chronic low back pain and to examine the effect of body mass index(BMI) on treatment.

Materials And Method: This prospective, controlled, single blind study was conducted. Patients were randomized into two groups through a simple randomization in a 1:1 ratio.

Effect of balneotherapy on pain and fatigue in elderly with knee osteoarthritis receiving physical therapy: a randomized trial.

This study aimed to investigate whether balneotherapy (BT) applied in combination with physical therapy (PT) has a more positive effect in patients aged 65 years and older with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) compared to PT alone. A total of 305 individuals were randomized into two groups. Group I was applied PT alone; group II was applied PT + BT.