Effect of mud-bath therapy on the innate/inflammatory responses in elderly patients with osteoarthritis: a discussion of recent results and a pilot study on the role of the innate function of monocytes

Gálvez, Isabel; Torres-Piles, Silvia; Ortega, Eduardo

doi:10.1007/s00484-019-01748-4

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“…The main properties of peloids recognised are: their applications in thermotherapy [2,3,5,6] manifested by biological effects, metabolic and enzymatic activity, vascular, neuromuscular, analgesic and modifications of the viscoelastic properties of the tissues [7,8]; several other studies have confirmed their anti-inflammatory [9][10][11][12][13][14], chondroprotective [10,11] and immunological actions [10,[14][15][16] which can be attributed to their chemical composition [17][18][19][20] and organic content [21][22][23][24][25][26].…”

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Peloids as Thermotherapeutic Agents

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Castro

Fernandez-Toran³

et al. 2021

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The use of peloids as heat-providing therapeutic systems dates back to antiquity. Such systems consist of a liquid phase and an organic or inorganic solid phase. The latter facilitates the handling, preparation and stability of the solid–liquid system, modifying its organoleptic and phy-sicochemical properties, and improves its efficacy and tolerance. Peloids enable the application of heat to very specific zones and the release of heat at a given rate. The aims of this work are to study 16 reference peloids used in medical spa centers as thermo-therapeutic agents as well as to propose nine raw materials as a solid phase for the preparation of peloids. The physical properties studied are the centesimal composition, the instrumental texture and the thermal parameters. In conclusion, the peloids of the medical spas studied are used as thermotherapeutic agents in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders, especially in knee osteoarthritis and to a lesser extent in back pain and psoriatic arthropathy. The clinical experience in these centers shows that the main effects of the application of their peloids are the reduction of pain, an increase in the joint’s functional capacity and an improvement in the quality of life. As thermotherapeutic agents, all the peloids of the me-dical spas studied and the pastes (raw materials with distilled water) examined showed a heat flow rate of up to four times lower than that shown by the same amount of water. The raw materials studied can be used as solid phases for the preparation of peloids with mineral waters.

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Peloids as Thermotherapeutic Agents

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Fernandez-Toran³

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“…Indeed, decreased serum levels of proinflammatory mediators (PGE2, leukotriene B4, IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-8, IL-6, and eHsp72) and expression of microRNA related to cartilage degradation were observed after mud pack treatments in OA patients (Bellometti et al, 1998;Giannitti et al, 2017;Ortega et al, 2017;Maccarone et al, 2020). Interestingly, balneotherapy increased circulating cortisol concentration that enhanced monocyte chemotaxis to damaged tissue and their switch to an anti-inflammatory phenotype (Galvez et al, 2020).…”

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Immunological Events, Emerging Pharmaceutical Treatments and Therapeutic Potential of Balneotherapy on Osteoarthritis

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“…(5), often encompassing rehabilitation objectives/procedures (6) (7). According to the definition given by the "International Society of Medical Hydrology", muds (peloids) and clays (8) are "substances formed in natural conditions under the influence of geological processes and which, mixed with water (9), are used in medical practice in the form of baths or local procedures (10). Muds are earths or rocks of a pasty consistency, used as therapeutic remedies or cosmetics (11) from remote times.…”

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“…Some beneficial effects of mud are known empirically from antiquity, others have been described and studied quite recently, some have remained today in the stage of summary explanation. Mud treatment is also called pelotherapy (9), peloidotherapy, or sometimes -a largely -fango therapy. Pelotherapy should be used only as directed and under medical supervision (8).…”

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Mud therapy and rehabilitation - scientific relevance in the last six years (2015 – 2020) Systematic literature review and meta-analysis based on the PRISMA paradigm

Munteanu¹,

Rotariu

Dogaru

et al. 2020

Balneo and PRM Research Journal

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Background. Balneotherapy is a stimulation - adaptation treatment method applied in the forms of bathing, drinking, and inhalation cures performed with natural therapeutic factors, a method which is acting in three main ways: thermally, mechanically, and chemically. Mud or peloids are natural therapeutic factors formed by natural processes under the influence of biological and geological phenomena, which in a finely dissolved state and mixed with water (mud) are used in medical practice in the form of baths or local procedures. Objective. This systematic review aims to rigorously select related articles and identify within their content, the main possible uses of therapeutic mud and physiological mechanisms, to see the main region of scientific interest for pelotherapy, and to discuss the value of mud therapy in rehabilitation medicine. Methods. The working method is based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. We searched for open-access articles published in English, between January 2015 and December 2020, from the following databases: Cochrane, Elsevier, NCBI/PubMed, NCBI/PMC, PEDro, and ISI Web of Knowledge/Science (the latter was also used to identify ISI indexed articles). The contextually searched syntax used was ”Pelotherapy/Peloidotherapy/Mud-therapy/ /Fango-therapy AND Rehabilitation”. The selected articles were analyzed in detail regarding pathologies addressed by mud therapy and country scientific relevance for this therapeutic method. The meta-analysis proceeded was designated to estimate the prevalence of various pathologies in the use of mud therapy. Results. Our search identified, first, 394 articles. Based on the successive filtering stages and, respectively, on the classification criteria of the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro), we finally identified/retained and analyzed 68 articles. Although, in principle, a rigorous method – and we have followed the PRISMA type paradigm – there still might be some missing works of our related article selection. On the other hand, to augment/ consolidate our documentation base, we have used also 40 papers freely found in the literature, and even – aiming, too, at an as exhaustive knowledge underpinning as possible – derogatively, we have also considered some articles which, probably being very new, couldn't yet have reached the PEDro threshold score we have settled. Conclusions. This paper overviews the current state-of-the-art knowledge in the approach of peloidotherapy in rehabilitation, with a focal point on the therapeutic properties of peloids. Keywords: mud-therapy, pelotherapy, peloidotherapy, fango therapy, rehabilitation, balneotherapy, natural therapeutic factors,

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Effect of mud-bath therapy on the innate/inflammatory responses in elderly patients with osteoarthritis: a discussion of recent results and a pilot study on the role of the innate function of monocytes

Cited by 21 publications

References 55 publications

Peloids as Thermotherapeutic Agents

Peloids as Thermotherapeutic Agents

Immunological Events, Emerging Pharmaceutical Treatments and Therapeutic Potential of Balneotherapy on Osteoarthritis

Mud therapy and rehabilitation - scientific relevance in the last six years (2015 – 2020) Systematic literature review and meta-analysis based on the PRISMA paradigm

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