Publications by authors named "Fatma-Beguem Erol-Forestier"
Crenobalneotherapy for low back pain: systematic review of clinical trials.
Int J Biometeorol
January 2022
Crenobalneotherapy is a treatment commonly used in Europe and Middle East. It uses mineral water sometimes combined with different hydrotherapy techniques. Most patients treated in spa centers suffer from low back pain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Low back pain is highly prevalent and a major source of disability worldwide. Spa therapy is frequently used to treat low back pain, but the associated level of evidence for efficacy is insufficient. To fill this knowledge gap, this protocol proposes an appropriately powered, prospective, evaluator-blinded, multi-centre, two-parallel-arm, randomised (1:1), controlled trial that will compare spa therapy in addition to usual care including home exercise (UCHE) versus UCHE alone for the treatment of chronic low back pain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo compare the efficacy of intermittent and consecutive balneological outpatient treatment (hydrotherapy and peloidotherapy) in fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). A parallel 1:1, single-blind, pilot study was performed. Patients were recruited from musculoskeletal disorders outpatient clinic.
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- Osteoarthritis is a growing public health issue, especially as the population ages, and crenobalneotherapy (spa treatment involving mineral water or mud) is a common treatment but lacks sufficient evidence of effectiveness.
- This systematic review searched multiple databases for studies comparing spa therapy to other treatments for knee OA, evaluating various factors for quality and bias.
- The results indicate that spa therapies may significantly relieve symptoms like pain and improve function for knee OA patients, with benefits lasting from 3 to 9 months, although effects on quality of life and medication use were mixed.