Beeinflussung der Schmerzempfindlichkeit gesunder Versuchspersonen durch natürliche Schwefelbäder

Gutenbrunner, C.; Kopetzki, K.; Neues-Lahusen, M.; Gehrke, A.

doi:10.1055/s-2008-1061776

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“…This has been shown in experiments of animal and human models [ 17 ] . Thus, systemic eff ects could be expected which has been shown in other experimental study that pain threshold changes in sulphur baths occur both in immersed and non-immersed parts of the body [ 16 ] . In order to observe the eff ect of sulphur bathing in patients with FMS, we applied serial sulphur bathing treatments as a monotherapy compared with tap water.…”

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“…However, most of these studies do not diff erentiate between the specifi c eff ects of defi ned modalities in balneology such as sulphur bathing and the eff ects of comprehensive multimodal interventions (see [ 14 ] ). Additionally, our previous study showed that pain intensity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients decreased after 20 min bathing in sulphurized mineral water as compared to tap water baths [ 15 ] and increasing pain thresholds in healthy subjects [ 16 ] . Such short-term eff ects have also been shown in FMS patients [ 8 ] .…”

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Effect of a Series of H2S Mineral Water Bathing on Pain in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome – A Pilot Study

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Objective: Since the difficulties to provide effective treatment for fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) patients, several studies have been performed in order to find best treatment, including pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments. One of possibilities in non-pharmacological treatments for chronic pain patients is balneotherapy. Sulphur bath treatment is one of balneotherapies which is known as being useful for pain patients. Our previous studies showed that sulphur bath treatment could reduce the pain in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Hence, we evaluated the long term effect of sulphur bathing in FMS patients. Method: In this study, we investigated 32 female FMS patients who matched the criteria of American College of Rheumatology. The patients were randomized into 2 groups. First group was treated with sulphur based bath (20.4?mg/l) and the control group which was only treated with tap water. Both groups were treated 3 times a week for 4 weeks. Main outcome parameter was Lautenschl?ger pain score. Additional parameters were pressure and heat and cold pain thresholds. Results: Lautenschl?ger pain score significantly reduced in 4 week duration serial sulphur bath but not in control group (treatment group: =???16.6?3.6; control group: =3.8?4.1; p<0.001). However, the effect did not show statistically significance after 3 months of follow-up. In addition, after 4 weeks of treatment, pressure pain threshold values were significantly different in sulphur bath group compared to control group (treatment group: =10.6?0.2; control group: =3.7?1.9; p<0.05). This effect was not seen in heat pain (treatment group: =???0.19?0.1; control group: =2.5?1.4; p>0.05) and cold pain (treatment group: =???1.89?0.8; control group: =??2.0?0.6; p>0.05) thresholds. Conclusion: Although this study is only pilot study and only have small number of patients, however this study is promising that H2S could be an alternative methods for FMS treatment.

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Effect of a Series of H2S Mineral Water Bathing on Pain in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome – A Pilot Study

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A proposal for a worldwide definition of health resort medicine, balneology, medical hydrology and climatology

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Health Resort Medicine, Balneology, Medical Hydrology and Climatology are not fully recognised as independent medical specialties at a global international level. Analysing the reasons, we can identify both external (from outside the field) and internal (from inside the field) factors. External arguments include, e.g. the lack of scientific evidence, the fact that Balneotherapy and Climatotherapy is not used in all countries, and the fact that Health Resort Medicine, Balneology, Medical Hydrology and Climatology focus only on single methods and do not have a comprehensive concept. Implicit barriers are the lack of international accepted terms in the field, the restriction of being allowed to practice the activities only in specific settings, and the trend to use Balneotherapy mainly for wellness concepts. Especially the implicit barriers should be subject to intense discussions among scientists and specialists. This paper suggests one option to tackle the problem of implicit barriers by making a proposal for a structure and description of the medical field, and to provide some commonly acceptable descriptions of content and terminology. The medical area can be defined as "medicine in health resorts" (or "health resort medicine"). Health resort medicine includes "all medical activities originated and derived in health resorts based on scientific evidence aiming at health promotion, prevention, therapy and rehabilitation". Core elements of health resort interventions in health resorts are balneotherapy, hydrotherapy, and climatotherapy. Health resort medicine can be used for health promotion, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation. The use of natural mineral waters, gases and peloids in many countries is called balneotherapy, but other (equivalent) terms exist. Substances used for balneotherapy are medical mineral waters, medical peloids, and natural gases (bathing, drinking, inhalation, etc.). The use of plain water (tap water) for therapy is called hydrotherapy, and the use of climatic factors for therapy is called climatotherapy. Reflecting the effects of health resort medicine, it is important to take other environmental factors into account. These can be classified within the framework of the ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health). Examples include receiving health care by specialised doctors, being well educated (ICF-domain: e355), having an environment supporting social contacts (family, peer groups) (cf. ICF-domains: d740, d760), facilities for recreation, cultural activities, leisure and sports (cf. ICF-domain: d920), access to a health-promoting atmosphere and an environment close to nature (cf. ICF-domain: e210). The scientific field dealing with health resort medicine is called health resort sciences. It includes the medical sciences, psychology, social sciences, technical sciences, chemistry, physics, geography, jurisprudence, etc. Finally, this paper proposes a systematic international discussion of descriptions in the field of Health Resort Medicine, Balneology, M...

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Beeinflussung der Schmerzempfindlichkeit gesunder Versuchspersonen durch natürliche Schwefelbäder

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Effect of a Series of H2S Mineral Water Bathing on Pain in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome – A Pilot Study

Effect of a Series of H2S Mineral Water Bathing on Pain in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome – A Pilot Study

A proposal for a worldwide definition of health resort medicine, balneology, medical hydrology and climatology

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