2018, Spa therapy together with supervised self-mobilisation improves pain, function and quality of life in patients with chronic shoulder pain: a single-blind randomised controlled trial.
Chary-Valckenaere I, Loeuille D, Jay N, Kohler F, Tamisier JN, Roques CF, Boulange M, Gay G Int J Biometeorol. 2018 Jun;62(6):1003-1014. doi: 10.1007/s00484-018-1502-x. Epub 2018 Feb 3 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29397432
2015, Spa therapy: can be a valid option for treating knee osteoarthritis
Tenti S, Cheleschi S, Galeazzi M, Fioravanti A, Int J Biometeorol. 2015 Aug;59(8):1133-43. doi: 10.1007/s00484-014-0913-6. Epub 2014 Oct 2 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25339582
2016, May spa therapy be a valid opportunity to treat hand osteoarthritis? A review of clinical trials and mechanisms of action
Fortunati NA, Fioravanti A, Seri G, Cinelli S, Tenti S Int J Biometeorol. 2016 Jan;60(1):1-8. doi: 10.1007/s00484-015-1030-x. Epub 2015 Jul 9 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26156832
1997, Taking baths: the efficacy of balneotherapy in patients with arthritis. A systematic review.
Verhagen AP, de Vet HC, de Bie RA, Kessels AG, Boers M, Knipschild PG. J Rheumatol. 1997 Oct;24(10):1964-71 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9330940
2008, Spa contact dermatitis
Yankura JA, Marks JG Jr, Anderson BE, Adams DR Dermatitis. 2008 Mar-Apr;19(2):100-1 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18413112
2016, The Blue Lagoon in Iceland and psoriasis
BBC – News https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-36286829
2008, Technology Approaches to the Medical Spa: Art Plus Science Equal Rejuvenation
Goldmann MP Dermatol Clin. 2008 Jul;26(3):327-40, v. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2008.03.003 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18555950
2011, A first prospective randomized controlled trial on the efficacy and safety of synchronous balneophototherapy vs. narrow-band UVB monotherapy for atopic dermatitis
Heinlin J, Schiffner-Rohe J, Schiffner R, Einsele-Krämer B, Landthaler M, Klein A, Zeman F, Stolz W, Karrer S. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2011 Jul;25(7):765-73. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03857.x. Epub 2010 Oct 3 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21029208
2015, Cyclooxygenase 2 expression and apoptosis in normal and psoriatic epidermis models exposed to salt water soaks and narrowband ultraviolet B radiation
Gambichler T, Terras S, Skrygan M J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2015 Jan;29(1):180-3. doi: 10.1111/jdv.12345. Epub 2013 Dec 16 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24341417
2011, The impact of salt water soaks on biophysical and molecular parameters in psoriatic epidermis equivalents
Gambichler T, Demetriou C, Terras S, Bechara FG, Skrygan M Dermatology. 2011;223(3):230-8. doi: 10.1159/000332983. Epub 2011 Nov 1 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22056695