Dangers of colon cleansing
Colon cleansing (aka colonic irrigation or colonic hydrotherapy) works like an enema. The patient lies on a table and up...
Timing aquatic therapy after hip and knee replacement
Researchers at the University of Schleswig-Holstein Medical Center, in Kiel, Germany, studied whether the timing of aquatic therapy influences clinical...
Review of CAM for fibromyalgia
Most people suffering from fibromyalgia use a variety of complementary or alternative medicine treatments to manage their symptoms. Prof. Ernst...
Comparing exercise programs in people with osteoarthritis
Reduced aerobic capacity in people osteoarthritis of the lower limbs affects independence and the ability to perform everyday activities. Researchers...
Hydrotherapy promotes relaxation and less anxiety and pain in labor
Researchers at East Carolina University, in Greenville, North Carolina, studied the response to hydrotherapy (immersion or bathing) in women in...
Exercise? Yes, but which one for osteoarthritis?
There’s a growing recognition of the importance of physical exercise to reduce pain in knee and hip joints. Researchers at...
Water exercises following stroke
Researchers in Germany reviewed the effects of water-based exercises on disability after stroke.
Balneotherapy for fibromyalgia
Researchers at the Istanbul Medical Faculty, in Turkey, studied the effects of balneotherapy alone and with physical therapies on the...
Hydrotherapy + endurance training in elderly patients with heart failure
Researchers at IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, in Italy report the combination is better than endurance training alone.
Hydrotherapy for fibromyalgia: 2 reviews
 There’s evidence that hydrotherapy has short-term beneficial effects on pain and quality of life, according to reviewers at Technische Universität...
Effects of hydrotherapy in heart patients
Regular exercise helps protect the heart. Yet, many elderly patients with heart failure find it difficult to exercise on land....
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CAM and the chronic fatigue syndrome
Medscape has published a review. Here’s a summary of CAM options.
Quality of life in women with breast cancer receiving anthroposophic care
There’s one hospital in Sweden where anthroposophic medicine is practiced. Here is a study of its effect in 60 women...