title: A brief history of spa therapy.
abstract: Bathing in thermal water has an impressive history and continuing popularity. In this paper a brief overview of the use of water in medicine over the centuries is given.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital, Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands. avantubergen@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van Tubergen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: van der Linden
mesh_terms: D001168:Arthritis / Q000266:history / Q000628:therapy; D001452:Balneology / Q000266:history*; D005060:Europe; D006294:Health Resorts / Q000266:history; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000266:history; D014481:United States