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Thermal Medicine: Therapeutic and Preventive Evidence on Fibromyalgia

Tzouvara Sofia

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Abstract

A systematic literature search was conducted through March 2021 (Medline via Pubmed), using the keywords balneotherapy, mudtherapy, fibromyalgia, in order to assess the effectiveness of different forms of Thermal Medicine (TM) in the management of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). There were 20 Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) and 13 Systematic Reviews. The last Systematic Review was in April 2013, so we reviewed the 6 RCT’s since Aril 2013.

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A systematic literature search was conducted through March 2021 (Medline via Pubmed), using the keywords balneotherapy, mudtherapy, fibromyalgia, in order to assess the effectiveness of different forms of Thermal Medicine (TM) in the management of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). There were 20 Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) and 13 Systematic Reviews. The last Systematic Review was in April 2013, so we reviewed the 6 RCT’s since Aril 2013.

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A systematic literature search was conducted through March 2021 (Medline via Pubmed), using the keywords balneotherapy, mudtherapy, fibromyalgia, in order to assess the effectiveness of different forms of Thermal Medicine (TM) in the management of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). There were 20 Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) and 13 Systematic Reviews. The last Systematic Review was in April 2013, so we reviewed the 6 RCT’s since Aril 2013.

Key concepts: Balneotherapy, Fibromyalgia, Randomized controlled trial, Medicine, MEDLINE, Alternative medicine, Systematic review, Physical therapy

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