Mud therapy may have clinical benefit in the treatment of patients with protracted pneumonia. - GreenMedInfo Summary
[Effect of naphthalan and therapeutic mud applications on clinical and roentgenological characteristics in patients with protracted pneumonia].
Vopr Kurortol Fizioter Lech Fiz Kult. 2009 May-Jun(3):16-9. PMID: 19637834
The influence of application of naftalan and therapeutic muds on clinical and roentgenological parameters, external respiration function, biochemical and immunological characteristics of the inflammatory process was studied in 82 patients presenting with protracted pneumonia and compared with the outcome of therapy using no physical factors. The application of naftalan and therapeutic muds was shown to reduce activity of inflammatory processes, improve airway patency and the state ofbronchial mucosa. Naftalan produced better therapeutic effect than muds.