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 .
The efficacy of alum-containing ferrous thermal water in the management of chronic inflammatory gynaecological disorders--a randomized controlled study.
OBJECTIVES Treatment of gynaecological disorders is a frequent , but only barely substantiated application of balneotherapy . This study investigated potential differences between the clinical symptoms , pelvic blood flow and specific laboratory parameters of patients undergoing balneotherapy with two different types of immersion : alum-containing and tap water . STUDY DESIGN The study population comprised 40 patients ( mean age : 39.4 years ) , r and omized into two groups . All subjects took 20 min baths in 38 degrees C water every other day , for 10 occasions altogether . Study parameters were : pain relief , reduction in tissue growth , hormone levels , psychic status , and pelvic blood flow . RESULTS Thermal water improved the clinical parameters of both groups significantly . In comparison with tap water , treatment with alum-containing water accomplished significantly greater progress , as reflected by the relief of pain elicited by h and ling the uterus and improvement of psychic status . Laboratory parameters ( FSH , LH , prolactin , oestradiol and beta-endorphin serum levels ) and the Doppler index did not change in either group . CONCLUSIONS As demonstrated by our results , 3-week balneotherapy is a potentially useful adjunct for the management of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease , but further , long-term studies are notwithst and ing necessary
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 .