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 .
Human physiological responses to immersion into water of different temperatures
Abstract To differentiate between the effect of cold and hydrostatic pressure on hormone and cardiovascular functions of man , a group of young men was examined during 1-h head-out immersions in water of different temperatures ( 32 ° C , 20 ° C and 14 ° C ) . Immersion in water at 32 ° C did not change rectal temperature and metabolic rate , but lowered heart rate ( by 15 % ) and systolic and diastolic blood pressures ( by 11 % , or 12 % , respectively ) , compared to controls at ambient air temperature . Plasma renin activity , plasma cortisol and aldosterone concentrations were also lowered ( by 46 % , 34 % , and 17 % , respectively ) , while diuresis was increased by 107 % . Immersion at 20 ° C induced a similar decrease in plasma renin activity , heart rate and systolic and diastolic blood pressures as immersion at thermoneutrality , in spite of lowered rectal temperature and an increased metabolic rate by 93 % . Plasma cortisol concentrations tended to decrease , while plasma aldosterone concentration was unchanged . Diuresis was increased by 89 % . No significant differences in changes in diuresis , plasma renin activity and aldosterone concentration compared to subjects immersed to 32 ° C were observed . Cold water immersion ( 14 ° C ) lowered rectal temperature and increased metabolic rate ( by 350 % ) , heart rate and systolic and diastolic blood pressure ( by 5 % , 7 % , and 8 % , respectively ) . Plasma noradrenaline and dopamine concentrations were increased by 530 % and by 250 % respectively , while diuresis increased by 163 % ( more than at 32 ° C ) . Plasma aldosterone concentrations increased by 23 % . Plasma renin activity was reduced as during immersion in water at the highest temperature . Cortisol concentrations tended to decrease . Plasma adrenaline concentrations remained unchanged . Changes in plasma renin activity were not related to changes in aldosterone concentrations . Immersion in water of different temperatures did not increase blood concentrations of cortisol . There was no correlation between changes in rectal temperature and changes in hormone production . Our data supported the hypothesis that physiological changes induced by water immersion are mediated by humoral control mechanisms , while responses induced by cold are mainly due to increased activity of the sympathetic nervous 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 .