Evolutive characterization of São Jorge Thermal Spa from 2009 to 2015

• J. Cunha ^[1] ; A.M. Ribeiro ^[2] ; P. Cantista ^[2]
  1. [1] Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation department, Centro Hospitalar de Entre Douro e Vouga, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
  2. [2] Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Porto, Portugal
• Localización: Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Hidrología Médica, ISSN 0214-2813, Nº. Extra 1, 2018, págs. 212-212
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Introduction. Thermal Spa treatment has been recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an important procedure that has been used since antiquity.

    Limitations to its use have been related to insufficient knowledge of physiological mechanisms of action, with low acceptance between medical and scientific community.