Analgesic efficacy of the serial application of a sulfurated mud bath at home.

Authors: Kristof O (1) , Gatzen M (2) , Hellenbrecht D (2) , Saller R (1)

Affiliations:

(1) Abteilung Naturheilkunde, Departement für Innere Medizin, Universitätsspital, Zürich (2) Zentrum der Pharmakologie, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt/M., Germany

Source: Forsch Komplementarmed Klass Naturheilkd. 2000 Oct;7(5):233-6

Language: English Countries: Not specified Location: Not specified Correspondence address: Prof. Dr. R. Saller
Abteilung Naturheilkunde
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Article abstract

The purpose of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of a series of applications of sulfurated mud baths in outpatients suffering from back pain. Within 2 weeks 13 patients took 6 sulfurated mud baths (group A) and 12 patients 6 tap water baths (group B) at home. Before the bath and over 48 h after starting the 1st and the 6th bath, pain intensity was evaluated by the patients according to a visual analogue scale (VAS). The main outcome parameter was the weighted (for time of observation) sum of pain intensity (SPI) after the 6th bath. The mean SPI in group A was 741 mm x h (95% CI 594-864 mm x h) and in group B 1,112 mm x h (95% CI 929-1,252 mm x h) (p = 0.009), suggesting a significantly stronger analgesic effect of a series of sulfurated mud baths than of a series of tap water baths.

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