Trial reportBMC musculoskeletal disorders2019
Green exercise and mg-ca-SO
Trial report in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.
- Advances in physiotherapy for chronic low-back pain: a level I systematic review.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2026Pooled it
- The effectiveness of nature-based interventions on mental health: A systematic review.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2026Pooled it
- Climatotherapy in marine and dead sea environments for musculoskeletal and rheumatologic conditions: a systematic review of effectiveness and safety.International journal of biometeorology · 2026Pooled it
- Does Forest Therapy Have Physio-Psychological Benefits? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Crenobalneotherapy for low back pain: systematic review of clinical trials.International journal of biometeorology · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of complex spa therapy in patients with osteoarthritis of the spine receiving treatments in health resorts in south-eastern Poland.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Effects of balneological outpatient treatment on clinical parameters and serum cytokine levels in patients with chronic low back pain: a single-blind randomized controlled trial.International journal of biometeorology · 2021Trial
- Testing nature-based biopsychosocial resilience theory: a research programme protocol.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2026Article
- Ecosystem structure influences human health outcomes as the basis for green prescriptions.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Revisiting therapeutic landscapes in the spa context: toward a multisensory, evidence-based framework for healing environments.International journal of biometeorology · 2026Review
- Relevance of balneotherapy for back pain-a systematic literature review covering the past 5 years.Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) · 2025Review
- Active and passive physical therapy in patients with chronic low-back pain: a level I Bayesian network meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2025Article
- Challenges of blinding in clinical balneology trials: a scoping review.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Article
- Balneotherapy as a Complementary Intervention for Stress and Cortisol Reduction: Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Prognostic Factors in Patients Undergoing Physiotherapy for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Level I Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Physiotherapeutic and non-conventional approaches in patients with chronic low-back pain: a level I Bayesian network meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Exercise-based rehabilitation in and with nature: a scoping review mapping available interventions.Annals of medicine · 2023Article
- The therapeutic effect of Värska mud and Värska mineral water baths on the overuse pain and muscle tension syndromes in the working age population.Environmental geochemistry and health · 2022Article
- The effectiveness of balneotherapy and thermal aquatic exercise in postoperative persistent lumbar pain syndrome.International journal of biometeorology · 2021Article
- Exposure to greenspaces could reduce the high global burden of pain.Environmental research · 2020Review
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12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
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Abstract
backgroundNon-specific chronic low back pain (nscLBP) has a high socio-economic relevance due to its high incidence, prevalence and associated costs. Therefore, it is essential to evaluate effective therapeutic strategies. This study examines the effects of moderate mountain exercise and spa therapy on orthopedic and psychophysiological parameters. Based on a three-armed randomized controlled trial, guided mountain hiking tours and balneotherapy in thermal water were compared to a control group.
methodsEighty patients with diagnosed nscLBP were separated into three groups: The two intervention groups GE (green exercise) and GEBT (green exercise and balneotherapy) undertook daily mountain hiking tours, whereas the GEBT group got an additional treatment with baths in Mg-Ca-SO
resultsCompared to GE and CO group, the GEBT treatment showed significant improvements of pain, some orthopedic parameters, health-related quality of life and mental well-being in patients with nscLBP.
conclusionsThe results of this study confirmed a benefit of mountain hiking combined with Mg-Ca-SO
trial registrationISRCTN, ISRCTN99926592 . Registered 06. July 2018 - Retrospectively registered.
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