The role of mineral elements and other chemical compounds used in balneology: data from double-blind randomized clinical trials

C Morer, CF Roques, A Françon, R Forestier… - International journal of …, 2017 - Springer
The aims of this study were to conduct a systematic literature review on balneotherapy about
the specific therapeutic role of mineral elements and other chemical compounds of mineral …

EQ-5D in central and Eastern Europe: 2000–2015

F Rencz, L Gulácsi, M Drummond, D Golicki… - Quality of Life …, 2016 - Springer
Objective Cost per quality-adjusted life year data are required for reimbursement decisions
in many Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. EQ-5D is by far the most commonly …

Balneotherapy in osteoarthritis: facts, fiction and gaps in knowledge

A Fioravanti, M Karagülle, T Bender… - European Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Balneotherapy (BT) is widely used in daily clinical practice for the management of
osteoarthritis (OA) in many European countries, as well as in Turkey, Israel and Japan (OA) …

The potential role of spa therapy in managing frailty in rheumatic patients: a scoping review

MC Maccarone, A Scanu, D Coraci, S Masiero - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Frailty is not limited to the elderly, as patients with rheumatic diseases can also experience
this condition. The present scoping review aimed to investigate the possibility of using the …

Effects of balneotherapy and spa therapy on quality of life of patients with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Antonelli, D Donelli, A Fioravanti - Rheumatology international, 2018 - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Spa therapy and knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review

R Forestier, FBE Forestier, A Francon - Annals of Physical and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is a public health problem that will probably increase in the
future with the aging of the population. Crenobalneotherapy is commonly used to treat OA …

Clays in pelotherapy. A review. Part I: Mineralogy, chemistry, physical and physicochemical properties

MI Carretero - Applied Clay Science, 2020 - Elsevier
A review was undertaken of the investigations carried out on peloids and pelotherapy
considering only the publications in English. More than 300 publications including articles …

One-year follow-up of mud-bath therapy in patients with bilateral knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, single-blind controlled trial

A Fioravanti, G Bacaro, C Giannitti, S Tenti… - International journal of …, 2015 - Springer
The objective of this prospective parallel randomized single-blind study was to assess that a
cycle of mud-bath therapy (MBT) provides any benefits over usual treatment in patients with …

[PDF][PDF] Non-pharmacological and non-surgical interventions for knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

RM Ferreira, RT Torres, JA Duarte… - Acta Reumatol …, 2019 - researchgate.net
Artigo original 1. physical education and sports department, N2i, institute polytechnic of maia
2. faculty of sport, ciafel, university of porto 3. cespu, North institute polytechnic of Health 4 …

Peloids as thermotherapeutic agents

F Maraver, F Armijo, MA Fernandez-Toran… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The use of peloids as heat-providing therapeutic systems dates back to antiquity. Such
systems consist of a liquid phase and an organic or inorganic solid phase. The latter …