HRM  treatment is associated with clinical improvement in diseases of the skin , respiratory , circulatory , digestive and nervous system among others .
The scientific literature of the last decade has shown that a number of non-musculoskeletal disorders are treated with different kinds of  HRM .
Health resort medicine ( HRM ; in German : Kurortmedizin ) is a field of medicine with long-lasting tradition in several European countries .
A number of systematic review s have shown the effectiveness of HRM  in musculoskeletal conditions .
Review s focusing on the effectiveness of HRM in non-musculoskeletal disorders are rare .
This systematic review aims to provide an overview about all types of health resort treatments applied in non-musculoskeletal conditions , to summarize evidence for its effectiveness and to assess the quality of published studies .
[Experimental study on efficacy of thermal muds of Ischia Island combined with balneotherapy in the treatment of psoriasis vulgaris with plaques].
A lot of studies show the efficacy of thermal therapy in psoriasis . The main indications concern all forms of psoriasis ( except for pustolosa and eritrodermic ) especially diffuse psoriasis , intensive itchy , artropatic psoriasis and gutted psoriasis child . Benefit effects of thermal water and muds , which are important parameters in psoriasis ' treatment , they are excellent to reduce inflammation , scaling , and erythema . In this study we evaluated the clinical efficacy of thermal bath plus muds in patients affected by psoriasis . 18 patients has been examined and r and omly divided in 3 group ( A-B-C ) . All the patients received thermal therapy for 4 weeks . To evaluate the behaviour of the disease we performed ( corneometry , sebometry , phmetry ) , as well as evaluation of P.A.S.I. At the end of the study , values of P.A.S.I. showed a reduction from 10 to 6 unites P.A.S.I. for patients belong to group A , more 12 to less 10 for patients belong to group C e no significant variations for group B ( because represent control group ) . Results obtained can be considered useful , considering that thermal treatment was used alone in the treatment of all patients
HRM  treatment is associated with clinical improvement in diseases of the skin , respiratory , circulatory , digestive and nervous system among others .
The scientific literature of the last decade has shown that a number of non-musculoskeletal disorders are treated with different kinds of  HRM .
Health resort medicine ( HRM ; in German : Kurortmedizin ) is a field of medicine with long-lasting tradition in several European countries .
A number of systematic review s have shown the effectiveness of HRM  in musculoskeletal conditions .
Review s focusing on the effectiveness of HRM in non-musculoskeletal disorders are rare .
This systematic review aims to provide an overview about all types of health resort treatments applied in non-musculoskeletal conditions , to summarize evidence for its effectiveness and to assess the quality of published studies .