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• 'Is (creno)balneotherapy a drug, a surgical procedure or a non-pharmacological treatment?' eLetter on EULAR recommendations for the non-pharmacological core management of hip and knee osteoarthritis

  Authors: Forestier R, Erol FB Source: Ann Rheum Dis. 2014 Feb;73(2):e6 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-204787 Language: English Availability: none

• Cardiovascular adaptation to mudpack therapy in hypertensive subjects treated with different antihypertensive drugs

  Authors: Veicsteinas A, Scurati R, Maggioni MA, Rampichini S, Agnello L, Merati G Source: Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2014;18(17):2544-50 DOI: Not specified Language: English Availability: full text

• Assessing the quality of study reports on spa therapy based on randomized controlled trials by the spa therapy checklist (SPAC).

  Authors: Kamioka H, Tsutani K, Maeda M, Hayasaka S, Okuizumi H, Goto Y, Okada S, Kitayuguchi J, Abe T Source: Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2014 Nov;20(4):317-33 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2014.08.001 Language: English Availability: abstract

• A checklist to assess the quality of reports on spa therapy and balneotherapy trials was developed using the Delphi consensus method: the SPAC checklist.

  Authors: Kamioka H, Kawamura Y, Tsutani K, Maeda M, Hayasaka S, Okuizumi H, Okada S, Honda T, Lijima Y Source: Complement Ther Med. 2013 Aug;21(4):324-32. DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2013.05.002 Language: English Availability: abstract

• A systematic review of randomized controlled trials on curative and health enhancement effects of forest therapy.

  Authors: Kamioka H, Tsutani K, Mutoh Y, Honda T, Shiozawa N, Okada S, Park SJ, Kitayuguchi J, Kamada M, Okuizumi H, Handa S Source: Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2012;5:85-95 DOI: 10.2147/PRBM.S32402 Language: English Availability: full text

• Effectiveness of Aquatic Exercise and Balneotherapy: A Summary of Systematic Reviews Based on Randomized Controlled Trials of Water Immersion Therapies

  Authors: Kamioka H, Tsutani K, Okuizumi H, Mutoh Y, Ohta M, Handa S, Okada S, Kitayuguchi J, Kamada M, Shiozawa N, Honda T Source: J Epidemiol. 2010;20(1):2-12 DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20090030 Language: English Availability: full text

• Has time come for a re-assessment of spa therapy? The NAIADE survey in Italy

  Authors: Coccheri S, Gasbarrini G, Valenti M, Nappi G, Di Orio F Source: Int J Biometeorol. 2008 Jan;52(3):231-7 DOI: 10.1007/s00484-007-0117-4 Language: English Availability: abstract

• A 10-day course of SPA therapy is beneficial for people with severe knee osteoarthritis. A 24-week randomised, controlled pilot study.

  Authors: Karagülle M, Karagülle MZ, Karagülle O, Dönmez A, Turan M Source: Clin Rheumatol. 2007 Dec;26(12):2063-71. DOI: Not specified Language: English Availability: abstract

• Validation study of WOMAC: a health status instrument for measuring clinically important patient relevant outcomes to antirheumatic drug therapy in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee.

  Authors: Bellamy N, Buchanan WW, Goldsmith CH, Campbell J, Stitt LW Source: J Rheumatol. 1988 Dec;15(12):1833-40. DOI: Not specified Language: English Availability: full text

• Rehabilitation therapy versus drug therapy in patients with lumbar disc degeneration

  Authors: Dogaru G, Broscatean EF Source: Balneo Research Journal 4(4):140-143 DOI: 10.12680/balneo.2013.1053 Language: English Availability: full text

• The efficacy of a topical gel prepared using Lake Urmia mud in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

  Authors: Mahboob N, Kolahi S, Shirzad A, Amir G, Mohammad V, Mokhtari R, Mansour VA, Hadi V Source: J Altern Complement Med. 2009 Nov;15(11):1239-42. DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0304. Language: English Availability: abstract