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Pain Management
Evidence suggests spa therapy and balneotherapy are effective for low back pain
September 5th, 2006
Evidence suggests that spa therapy and balneotherapy may be effective for treating low back pain. According to a report from England, "Low back pain is a major public health concern and complementary treatments are frequently used for this condition. The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the evidence for or against the effectiveness of spa therapy and balneotherapy for treating low back pain." "Systematic searches were conducted on Medline, Embase, Amed Cochrane Central, the U.K. National Research Register and ClincalTrials.gov (all until July 2005)," said Max H. Pittler and collaborators at the Universities of...
Source: World Disease Weekly (2006-09-05)
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