Archive for the 'Balneotherapy' Category
Benefits of spa treatment in people with fibromyalgia
Thursday, January 8th, 2009Chiropractic management of fibromyalgia
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009Spa therapy: Does it matter how long you stay?
Monday, January 5th, 2009Recommended CAM for chronic pain
Friday, August 8th, 2008
 Here are some CAM highlights for migraine and fibromyalgia from the American Academy of Pain Management (AAPM) 19th Annual Clinical Meeting. (more…)
Balneotherapy for patients with arthritis
Friday, September 22nd, 2006
The aims of balneotherapy (treatment of disease by bathing) are to soothe the pain, improve joint motion, and as a consequence, relieve people’s suffering and make them feel well.
Although most studies report positive outcomes, the trials are so poorly designed that “positive findings” should be viewed with caution, according to the Cochrane Collaboration, which included studies up to 2002.
What’s happened since?
Researchers in The Netherlands