Romain J. Forestier et al.
September 2014
Healing & thermal therapy
Heart / Circulatory system
Kneipp therapy
The French-Turkish study investigated whether balneotherapy can support the conventional treatment of chronic venous insufficiency.
The 192 test subjects with chronic venous insufficiency CEAP 3 or 4 were randomly divided into a balneotherapy group and a waiting list group for this study. In addition to the standard treatment, the first group received a ten-minute Kneipp therapy, ten minutes of walking in a mineral water pool with underwater bubbles at 23 degrees, a bath in mineral water at 34 degrees and a massage. The control group only received conventional therapy.
The results showed that 66% of patients in the balneotherapy group and 28% in the control group improved with a 20% change in the Chronic Venous Insufficiency Questionnaire. There were no side effects.
The significant differences in the two groups suggest that complementary balneotherapy improves the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency.
Healing & thermal therapy
Kneipp therapy
Rheumatism / Joints / Arthritis / Arthrosis
Thalasso treatment
R. Forestier et al.
September 2009
The study shows that bathing therapies for knee osteoarthritis can achieve long-term improvements in combination with exercise & medication.
Fango treatment
Healing & thermal therapy
Peat & healing mud
Ali Osman Bağdatlı et al.
April 2015
The study shows that balneotherapy as an adjunct to education significantly improves the symptoms of fibromyalgia.
Healing & thermal therapy
Shinya Hayasaka et al.
July 2013
The study shows that hot baths promote the absorption of catechins, which have a positive effect on health.