A similar effect has been found in chronic pelvic inflammatory disease .
The review also revealed that  balneotherapy has some beneficial effects on antioxidant status , and on metabolic and inflammatory parameters .
Based on the results , we conclude that balneotherapy with Hungarian thermal-mineral waters is an effective remedy for  lower back pain  , as well as for knee and h and osteoarthritis
Balneotherapy is appreciated as a traditional treatment modality in medicine .
Hungary is rich in thermal mineral waters .
Balneotherapy has been in extensive use for centuries and its effects have been studied in detail .
Does balneotherapy with low radon concentration in water influence the endocrine system? A controlled non-randomized pilot study
Radon bath is a well-established modality of balneotherapy for the management of degenerative musculoskeletal disorders . The present study was conducted to ascertain whether baths of relatively low ( 80 Bq/l ) radon concentration have any influence on the functioning of the endocrine system . In the study , a non-r and omized pilot study , 27 patients with degenerative musculoskeletal disorders received 30-min radon baths ( of 31–32 ° C temperature and 80 Bq/l average radon concentration ) daily , for 15 days . Twenty-five patients with matching pathologies were subjected to balneotherapy according to the same protocol , using thermal water with negligible radon content ( 6 Bq/l ) . Serum thyroid stimulating hormone , prolactin , cortisol , adrenocorticotropic hormone , and dehydroepi and rosterone levels were measured before and after a balneotherapy course of 15 sessions . Comparison of the accumulated data using the Wilcoxon test did not reveal any significant difference between pre- and post-treatment values or between the two patient groups . It is noted that while the beneficial effects of balneotherapy with radon-containing water on degenerative disorders is widely known , only few data have been published in the literature on its effect on endocrine functions . The present study failed to demonstrate any substantial effect of thermal water with relatively low radon content on the functioning of the endocrine system
A similar effect has been found in chronic pelvic inflammatory disease .
The review also revealed that  balneotherapy has some beneficial effects on antioxidant status , and on metabolic and inflammatory parameters .
Based on the results , we conclude that balneotherapy with Hungarian thermal-mineral waters is an effective remedy for  lower back pain  , as well as for knee and h and osteoarthritis
Balneotherapy is appreciated as a traditional treatment modality in medicine .
Hungary is rich in thermal mineral waters .
Balneotherapy has been in extensive use for centuries and its effects have been studied in detail .