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  • Integrative Medicine
  • Therapeutic Modalities
  • Evidence-Based Practice

Background:

  • Psammotherapy, a traditional practice utilizing hot sand baths, has been employed for various therapeutic purposes.
  • The scientific evidence supporting its efficacy across different diseases remains largely unexplored.
  • This review addresses the need to systematically evaluate psammotherapy's potential benefits.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To conduct a systematic review investigating the potential efficacy of psammotherapy in treating any disease.
  • To synthesize findings from existing studies on psammotherapy's impact on patient health outcomes.
  • To identify gaps in current research and guide future investigations.

Main Methods:

  • Comprehensive literature search conducted across major databases: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar.
  • Independent article screening by two authors to ensure reliability, with consensus reached for disagreements.
  • Extraction of key clinical outcomes, including symptom relief, pain reduction, functional status, laboratory parameters, drug consumption, and quality of life.

Main Results:

  • Three studies met the inclusion criteria for the systematic review.
  • Included studies focused on patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (one study) and rheumatoid arthritis (two studies).
  • Preliminary findings suggest psammotherapy may offer benefits in managing the conditions studied.

Conclusions:

  • Current data is insufficient to draw definitive conclusions on the clinical efficacy of psammotherapy.
  • Limited evidence indicates potential benefits of hot sand baths for symptom and functional improvement in chronic rheumatic and respiratory illnesses.
  • Further rigorous studies are essential to establish the therapeutic value and safety of psammotherapy.