Spa therapy (balneotherapy) for rehabilitation of survivors of COVID-19 with persistent symptoms.
Published in Medical hypotheses
Usual care including home exercise with versus without spa therapy for chronic low back pain: protocol for the LOMBATHER...
Published in Trials
BackgroundLow back pain is highly prevalent and a major source of disability worldwide. Spa therapy is frequently used to treat low back pain, but the associated level of evidence for efficacy is insufficient. To fill this knowledge gap, this protocol proposes an appropriately powered, prospective, evaluator-blinded, multi-centre, two-parallel-arm,...
Green exercise and mg-ca-SO4 thermal balneotherapy for the treatment of non-specific chronic low back pain: a randomized...
...Published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
BackgroundNon-specific chronic low back pain (nscLBP) has a high socio-economic relevance due to its high incidence, prevalence and associated costs. Therefore, it is essential to evaluate effective therapeutic strategies. This study examines the effects of moderate mountain exercise and spa therapy on orthopedic and psychophysiological parameters....
Sulphate mineral waters: A medical resource in several disorders
Published in Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
• Now, there is no systematic Review on Sulphate mineral waters in literature. • The Review focuses on the importance of spa treatment as complementary therapy. • The Review highlights the efficacy and tolerability of the spa in several disorders.
Is the Duration of Spa Cure Treatment Important in Knee Osteoarthritis? A Randomized Controlled Study
Published in Complementary Medicine Research
Background: Spa therapies are applied in varying durations. Today, the duration of spa therapy may be long for people with active lives. How should we determine the duration of treatment in order to minimize therapy costs and loss of labor force? Does the duration of treatment have an impact on pain, functional status, and quality of life of patien...
Balneotherapy in chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases—a narrative review
Published in International Journal of Biometeorology
Since ancient time, thermal baths and mudpacks have been used as treatments for rheumatic diseases and other musculoskeletal complaints. Despite basic researches suggest an anti-inflammatory effect of spa therapy, there is no consensus about the benefits of balneotherapy in patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases. The aim of this revi...
Efficacy of self-management exercise program with spa therapy for behavioral management of knee osteoarthritis: research...
Published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
BackgroundOsteoarthritis (OA) is not limited to joint pain and stiffness, which can lead to disability; it is also linked to comorbidities such as overweight, obesity and fears and beliefs related to the pathology. The knee OA population appears more affected by these risk factors and has a lower physical activity (PA) level than the general popula...
The effects of inpatient versus outpatient spa therapy on pain, anxiety, and quality of life in elderly patients with ge...
Published in International Journal of Biometeorology
This study aimed to investigate the effect of inpatient vs outpatient spa therapy on pain, quality of life, and anxiety in elderly patients with generalized osteoarthritis. A total of 150 patients were randomized into three groups. Group I was given medical treatment, group II was treated as outpatients, and group III was treated as inpatient spa t...
Effects of balneotherapy and spa therapy on quality of life of patients with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review an...
Published in Rheumatology International
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disease which is expected to become one of the leading causes of disability by the next years. This work aims to assess if balneotherapy and spa therapy can significantly improve Quality of Life (QoL) of patients with knee OA. Medline via PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and PEDro were sys...
Is balneotherapy effective for fibromyalgia? Results from a 6-month double-blind randomized clinical trial
Published in Clinical Rheumatology
The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and tolerability of balneotherapy (BT) in patients with primary fibromyalgia syndrome (FS). In a prospective, randomized, controlled, double-blind trial with a 6-month follow-up, 100 FS patients were randomized to receive a cycle of BT with highly mineralized sulfate water (BT group) or with tap wate...
