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 .
The effect of balneotherapy on C-reactive protein, serum cholesterol, triglyceride, total antioxidant status and HSP-60 levels
An increasing body of evidence substantiating the effectiveness of balneotherapy has accumulated during recent decades . In the present study , 42 ambulatory patients ( 23 males and 19 females , mean age 59.5 years ) with degenerative musculoskeletal disease were r and omised into one of two groups — bathing in tap water or in mineral water at the same temperature— and subjected to 30-min balneotherapy sessions on 15 occasions . Study parameters comprised serum levels of sensitised C-reactive protein ( CRP ) , plasma lipids , heat shock protein ( HSP-60 ) and total antioxidant status ( TAS ) . In both groups , CRP levels followed a decreasing tendency , which still persisted 3 months later . At 3 months after balneotherapy , serum cholesterol levels were still decreasing in patients who had used medicinal water , but exhibited a trend towards an increase in the control group . Triglyceride levels followed a decreasing trend in both patient groups . TAS showed a declining tendency in both groups . No changes of HSP-60 levels were observed in either group . Balneotherapy with the thermal water from Hajdúszoboszló spa had a more pronounced physiological effect compared to that seen in the control group treated with tap water in a 3 month period
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 .