Baths

The immersion or washing of the body or any of its parts in water or other medium for cleansing or medical treatment. It includes bathing for personal hygiene as well as for medical purposes with the addition of therapeutic agents, such as alkalines, antiseptics, oil, etc.

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Networked: 910 relevant articles (56 outcomes, 63 trials/studies)

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Therapy Context: Research Results

Experts

1.	Davydova, O B: 6 articles (07/2007 - 07/2001)
2.	Turova, E A: 5 articles (05/2012 - 09/2000)
3.	Razumov, A N: 5 articles (01/2008 - 07/2002)
4.	Paller, Amy S: 4 articles (09/2015 - 05/2009)
5.	Kniazeva, T A: 4 articles (11/2014 - 01/2005)
6.	Sichinava, N V: 4 articles (11/2013 - 11/2001)
7.	Barnatskiĭ, V V: 4 articles (07/2009 - 11/2004)
8.	Gambichler, T: 3 articles (01/2015 - 09/2000)
9.	Kaĭsinova, A S: 3 articles (07/2014 - 03/2010)
10.	Aĭrapetova, N S: 3 articles (03/2013 - 01/2007)

Related Diseases

1.	Psoriasis (Pustulosis Palmaris et Plantaris) 06/01/2010 - "Psoriasis may be helped by aloe vera or thermal baths combined with sun exposure." 04/30/2009 - "An observational prospective study was conducted to study the effects of hypotonic spa-water baths and narrowband ultraviolet B therapy given alone or in combination for treatment of moderate-severe psoriasis. " 03/01/2009 - "The primary objective of this study was to optimize the process of remedial treatment at health reports of Sochi, Gelendzhik, and Anapa by introducing sun, air, and sea water baths in the system of sanatorium-and-spa treatment of the children with various nosologic forms of psoriasis and concomitant ophthalmoherpes that necessitated keratoplastic surgery. " 09/01/2007 - "The study aimed to evaluate whether highly concentrated saline spa water baths followed by UVB (HC-SSW-UVB) are superior to UVB only in moderate to severe psoriasis. " 07/01/2005 - "Studies carried out to date comparing treatment with PUVA baths and narrow-band UVB (NBUVB) in psoriasis show that better results are obtained with NBUVB. "
2.	Pain (Aches) 01/01/2015 - "After starting saltwater baths, patients reported a significant reduction in pain (91%), pain medication use (66%), skin odor (31%), and skin discharge (44%). " 11/01/1986 - "Analysis of pain scale scores using a two-way analysis of variance with replications showed that cold sitz baths were significantly more effective in relieving perineal pain. " 08/01/2010 - "The objective of the study was to examine the analgesic effect on the quality of life, manometer data and clinical progress, of the two temperatures in sitz baths in patients with anal pain. " 11/01/2013 - "Baths with a salt concentration of 20 g/l markedly reduced pain and had anti-inflammatory effect in the patients with pathology of support and locomotor organs." 01/01/2013 - "Women who participated in the systematic educational activities of the BPP reported they maintained self-control during labor and used breathing exercises, exercises on the ball, massage, baths and vertical positions to control pain. "
3.	Atopic Dermatitis (Atopic Eczema) 11/01/2013 - "This has led some clinicians to recommend the use of homemade remedies such as bleach baths as an adjunctive treatment for patients with infected atopic eczema, despite the fact that there have been few published studies in this area. " 07/01/2015 - "Are baths desirable in atopic dermatitis?" 11/01/2014 - "Regular oil baths in infants seem to reduce xerosis and may possibly reduce atopic eczema." 11/01/2013 - "Use of bleach baths for the treatment of infected atopic eczema." 04/01/2013 - "Bleach baths may help in eradicating Staphylococcus aureus carriage and in improving atopic dermatitis. "
4.	Osteoarthritis 05/01/2004 - "40 patients with degenerative osteoarthrosis were randomised into two equal groups, a treatment group, receiving stationary spa therapy plus daily sulphur baths (sulphur group) and a control group receiving spa therapy alone (control group). " 11/01/2000 - "The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness and tolerability of mud-packs and mineral baths with fluorurate radioactivity water from the thermal resort of Merano (Bolzano) versus short wave therapy in patients with osteoarthritis of the knees. " 11/01/1996 - "[The treatment and rehabilitation characteristics of osteoarthritis patients undergoing mineral baths, underwater horizontal traction of the legs and therapeutic gymnastics]." 01/01/1996 - "[Changes in the biophysical indices of the erythrocytes in osteoarthrosis patients being treated with Tskhaltubo mineral baths]." 07/01/1995 - "Comparative evaluation of two variants of multiple modality treatment for osteoarthritis gives preference to combination of decimetric wave radiation and effervescent baths over magnetotherapy combination with effervescent baths."
5.	Asthma (Bronchial Asthma) 08/01/1983 - "[Effect of sauna baths on respiratory function in children with asthma syndrome]." 02/01/1956 - "[Asthma baths and health resorts]." 11/01/1999 - "174 children aged 7-14 years in remission of recurrent asthmatic bronchitis and bronchial asthma took feet baths in addition to standard course of sanatorium treatment. " 05/01/2007 - "The study of efficacy of bronchial asthma children's rehabilitation at Pyatigorsk spa with different schemes of treatment has shown that combined treatment with dry air-radon baths and halotherapy is more effective than each of these modalities alone." 07/01/2006 - "[Updated assessment of efficacy of dry air radon baths of different concentrations at the stage of medical rehabilitation of patients with bronchial asthma]."

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5.	Hydrogen Sulfide (Sulfide, Hydrogen)
6.	Sodium Chloride (Saline Solution)
7.	Turpentine
8.	iodobromine (iodine monobromide)
9.	Hydrogen
10.	Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking Soda)

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