Situación de la Medicina Termal en 2016

Eyzaguirre, Francisco Maraver; Sancho, P. Diestro; Torán, Miguel Ángel Fernández; Liñán, Carla Morer; Carbajo, J.M.; González, Carlos Larrinaga; López, Lourdes Aguilera; Megías, Anabel Martín; Vázquez, I.; Martín, Ismael San Mauro; Castro, Francisco Armijo; Martín, Margarita Romero; Badillo, Antonio Álvarez

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“…Although fangotherapy has been used in several parts of the world for centuries [31,32], the mechanism of action of this form of treatment has not yet been fully understood. However, it seems that one of the main effects of this treatment is related to the control of inflammatory processes, since, generally, the most common reasons that lead patients to seek treatment for OA are those associated with inflammatory processes, most often in the chronic phase [14,[33][34][35]. Nevertheless, it is possible to suggest some reasons why fangotherapy is advocated and effective for the treatment of knee OA, such as the physical (mechanical and thermal) and chemical characteristics of peloids, as well as the way in which they are applied [34].…”

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Evaluation of the Use of Sterilized and Non-Sterilized Peruibe Black Mud in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis

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Britschka

Gomes

et al. 2021

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This study aimed to evaluate the effects of treatment with Peruíbe Black Mud (PBM) on the clinical parameters and quality of life of patients with knee osteoarthritis and to compare the effects of PBM samples simply matured in seawater and PBM sterilized by gamma radiation. A controlled, double-blind trial was conducted with 41 patients divided into two treatment groups composed of 20 and 21 patients: one group was treated with matured PBM and the other with sterilized PBM. Evaluations were done using the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) and the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaires, the Kellgren and Lawrence (KL) radiographic scale, and the quantification of the serum levels of inflammatory biomarkers. An improvement in pain, physical functions, and quality of life was observed in all of the patients who underwent treatment with both simply matured and sterilized PBM. Nine patients showed remission in the KL radiographic scale, but no statistically significant differences were observed in the serum levels of inflammatory mediators before or after treatment. Peruíbe Black Mud proves to be a useful tool as an adjuvant treatment for knee osteoarthritis (OA), as shown by the results of the WOMAC and SF-36 questionnaires and by the remission of the radiographic grade of some patients on the Kellgren and Lawrence scale.

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