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Reumatismo, 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
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Prevalence and risk factors for bruxism among climbers
Journal 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
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Heal Her, I Beseech You: Modern Epidemiology and Prayer for Recovery [PDF]
, 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
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International trends in health tourism: Implications for thermal spring tourism in the Western Cape Province of South Africa [PDF]
, 2013 Travel to thermal springs for the sake of health and healing can be traced at least as far back as the ancient Greeks and Romans, with the earliest forms of tourism being based on apparent curative powers of mineral-rich thermal waters.
Boekstein, Mark, Spencer, John
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Characterisation of Chronic Pain Syndrome in Patients With Functional Neurological Disorder
European Journal of Pain, Volume 30, Issue 3, March 2026.ABSTRACT Background Functional neurological disorders (FNDs) are characterised by the presence of motor, sensory, or cognitive neurological symptoms not explained by a recognised neurological disorder. Chronic pain is not part of the diagnostic criteria for FND, but these two conditions frequently coexist.
Sarah Azzopardi +4 more
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Influence of balneophysical therapy on activity, functional capacity, and quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]
Srpski 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
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Passive body heating improves sleep patterns in female patients with fibromyalgia [PDF]
, 2013 OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of passive body heating on the sleep patterns of patients with fibromyalgia. METHODS: Six menopausal women diagnosed with fibromyalgia according to the criteria determined by the American College of Rheumatology were ...
Andersen, Monica Levy +7 more
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Heat Therapy: Targeting Health, Disease, and Disability
Comprehensive 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
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European 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
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The Healing Powers of Water: Myth, Mechanism, or Metaphor? [PDF]
, 2012 The author presents epidemiologic evidence supporting the notion of water as an important factor in disease transmission and causation. In the disease process itself, water probably plays a minor medical role, but it has major subjective importance ...
Dammann, Olaf
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