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Efficacy of Spa Therapy, Mud-Pack Therapy, Balneotherapy, and Mud-Bath Therapy in the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis. A Systematic Review [PDF]

BioMed Research International, 2018
Background. Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common musculoskeletal disease in the world. OA is the result of an inflammatory and degenerative process affecting the entire joint. Osteoarthritis, especially involving the knee, has a relevant socioeconomic impact in terms of drugs, hospital admissions, work absences, and temporary or permanent invalidity.
Fulvia Ceccarelli, Mario FONTANA, Antonio Fraioli   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

Balneogynaecology in the 21st century: increasingly recommended primary and complementary treatment of chronic gynaecological diseases [PDF]

Medicinski Glasnik, 2021
Balneo-gynaecological treatment methods include external bath hydrotherapy, sedentary baths and topical dressings/cataplasm, and internal (intravaginal or intrarectal use of peloids and mineral water).
Dubravko Habek, Anis Cerovac, Lejla Kamerić, Enida Nevačinović, Adnan Šerak   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Balneotherapy (Mud-Bath Therapy) with a Peloid Enriched with Rosmarinic Acid Enhances Clinical Outcomes and Innate Immune Benefits in Elderly Patients with Osteoarthritis: A Pilot Study

Applied Sciences
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common chronic condition that causes pain and disability, particularly in the elderly, resulting in significant limitations on mobility and overall quality of life.
Eduardo Ortega-Collazos, María Dolores Hinchado, Eduardo Otero, Casimiro Fermín López-Jurado, Isabel Gálvez, José Luis Legido, Juan Francisco Sánchez Muñoz-Torrero, Eduardo Ortega, Silvia Torres-Piles   +8 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Evaluating the effects of topical mud application in managing psoriasis symptoms-A case report

Indian Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine KLEU, 2023
Mud is a combination of various organic and inorganic minerals from natural substances, and mud therapy is considered a conservative treatment approach for psoriasis.
Arthi Balakrishnan, Pandiaraja Muthupandi, Velan Arumugam, Gayathri Annamalai, Ramesh Ponnurangam, Maheshkumar Kuppusamy   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical Impact of Balneotherapy and Therapeutic Exercise in Rheumatic Diseases: A Lexical Analysis and Scoping Review

Applied Sciences, 2022
Objective: To review the evidence regarding the clinical effect of spa therapy for rheumatic diseases, with particular attention given to association protocols between balneotherapy and rehabilitation interventions, and to support the literature research
Lucrezia Tognolo, Daniele Coraci, Antonella Fioravanti, Sara Tenti, Anna Scanu, Giacomo Magro, Maria Chiara Maccarone, Stefano Masiero   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sleep and spa therapies: What is the role of balneotherapy associated with exercise? A systematic review

Frontiers in Physiology, 2022
Balneotherapy and exercise are potential factors influencing sleep through several physiological pathways and relaxing effects. This review aims to assess whether balneotherapy can improve sleep quality in concomitance or not with exercise.
Lucia Castelli, Letizia Galasso, Antonino Mulè, Andrea Ciorciari, Francesca Fornasini, Angela Montaruli, Angela Montaruli, Eliana Roveda, Eliana Roveda, Fabio Esposito, Fabio Esposito   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Oxidative stress, hemoglobin content, superoxide dismutase and catalase activity influenced by sulphur baths and mud packs in patients with osteoarthritis [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2010
Background/Aim. It is weel-known that sulphur baths and mud paks demonstrate beneficial effects on patients suffering from degenerative knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) through the increased activity of protective antioxidant enzymes.
Jokić Aleksandar, Sremčević Nikola, Karagülle Zeki, Pekmezović Tatjana, Davidović Vukosava   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microstructural and Microbiological Properties of Peloids and Clay Materials from Lixouri (Kefalonia Island, Greece) Used in Pelotherapy

Applied Sciences, 2023
Clays have been applied for centuries by people for many uses. From pottery to medicine, clays and clay minerals constitute part of individuals’ daily routines.
Paraskevi Lampropoulou, Petros Petrounias, Aikaterini Rogkala, Panagiota P. Giannakopoulou, Eleni Gianni, Spiridon Mantzoukas, Ioannis Lagogiannis, Nikolaos Koukouzas, Sophia Hatziantoniou, Dimitrios Papoulis   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

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, G. Rubino, G. Paolazzi, G. Adami, C. Caimmi, O. Viapiana, D. Gatti, M. Rossini   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The saline organic-rich sediments: A short overview. [PDF]

Aerul şi Apa: Componente ale Mediului, 2018
Organic-rich sediments (or ‘sapropels’) are complex organo-mineral matrices that form at the O2-depleted bottom of stagnant water basins. Besides geochemical transformations, slow rate microbially-driven processes underpin the early diagenesis of these ...
H. L. BANCIU
doaj   +1 more source