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Balneotherapy in Medicine: A Review [PDF]

open access: yesEnvironmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2005
Bathing in water (balneotherapy or spa therapy) has been frequently and widely used in classical medicine as a cure for diseases. This paper reviews the present literature on the use of balneotherapy in dermatologic, chronic musculoskeletal (inflammatory and non-inflammatory), metabolic and psychological conditions.We performed a systematic review on ...
Ali, Nasermoaddeli, Sadanobu, Kagamimori
openaire   +2 more sources

Efficacy of mud plus bath therapy as compared to bath therapy in osteoarthritis of hands and knees: a pilot single-blinded randomized controlled trial

open access: yesReumatismo, 2021
The primary objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of mud plus bath therapy in comparison to bath therapy alone in hand and knee osteoarthritis (HOA and KOA). We conducted a single-blinded randomized controlled trial (RCT).
C. Benini   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

日本に於ける二酸化炭素泉療法の現況 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1990
Natural CO(2) springs have been scarcely utilized in Japan, whereas artificial CO(2) bathing has become popular by the introduction of CO(2) tablets and other apparatus for CO(2) water supply.
Hirai, Shunichi   +5 more
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RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND THORN'S TEST [PDF]

open access: yes, 1955
In a course of balneotherapy of rheumatoid arthritis, there was no proper standard to judge the therapeutic effect. In this circumstance, Thorn's test and a measurement of red cell sedimentation rate were applied to ten patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Izumi, Tomokuni
core   +1 more source

Prevalence and risk factors for bruxism among climbers

open access: yesJournal of Education, Health and Sport, 2019
Background: Bruxism is defined as the parafunction of masticatory system, which consists in clamping or gnashing teeth, often combined with the feeling of stiffness of the jaw. Risk factors for bruxism include psychosocial factors e.g. stress and anxiety.
Estera Zięba, Aleksandra Byś
doaj   +3 more sources

Heat Therapy: Targeting Health, Disease, and Disability

open access: yesComprehensive Physiology, Volume 16, Issue 1, February 2026.
The predominance of evidence suggests heat therapy has an impact on all aspects of health and performance, but the drivers of that improvement, the extent to which they are improved, and the specific populations in which improvements manifest are far from completely understood.
Rauchelle E. Richey   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of balneophysical therapy on activity, functional capacity, and quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]

open access: yesSrpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2009
Introduction It has been well known that balneophysical therapy has a therapeutic effect on clinical and biological parameters of disease activity in the patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Objective.
Stojanović Sonja   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Heal Her, I Beseech You: Modern Epidemiology and Prayer for Recovery [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Evidence accumulates in the medical literature that studies conducted in accordance with current clinical epidemiologic research standards support the hypothesis that religious factors can improve health and accelerate the recovery from disease. The most
Dammann, Olaf
core   +1 more source

Acupuncture for chronic pain and depression in primary care:a programme of research [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background There has been an increase in the utilisation of acupuncture in recent years, yet the evidence base is insufficiently well established to be certain about its clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness.
Bland, John Martin   +14 more
core   +2 more sources

Assessing the Impact of Interdisciplinary Multimodal Pain Treatment on Health‐Related Quality of Life in Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analyses

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Pain, Volume 30, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Objective Chronic pain lowers health‐related quality of life (HRQoL). This review presents the most complete examination to date of how Interdisciplinary Multimodal Pain Treatment (IMPT) affects domains of HRQoL in adults with chronic pain. We compared IMPT with treatment as usual (TAU) and active control groups (ACGs) at short,
Alistair Turvill   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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