Author/Authors :
Özçelik, Sedat Cumhuriyet University - School of Medicine - Department of Dermatology, Turkey , Hayta, Sibel Berksoy Cumhuriyet University - School of Medicine - Department of Dermatology, Turkey
Title Of Article :
Balneotherapy in Kangal hot spring with fish
Abstract :
Balneotherapy, although not a well-established dermatological treatment, is thought to have therapeutic properties for psoriasis and is used as an alternative treatment modality throughout the world. Balneotherapy refers to immersion in baths or pools of thermomineral water. This treatment offers a natural, multifactorial, complementary, and nontoxic alternative to the traditional pharmacologic treatments of psoriasis. The major dermatologic diseases that are frequently treated by balneotherapy with a high rate of success are psoriasis and atopic dermatitis. Although a majority of clinical studies have used hypertonic Dead Sea water combined with phototherapy, Kangal Hot Spring is an important balneotherapy center in Turkey.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Balneotherapy , psoriasis , Kangal Hot Spring
JournalTitle :
Cumhuriyet Medical Journal
