The Role of Natural Healing Factors in Modern Medicine

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Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2024-2025

Course director

Number of hours/semester

lectures: 12 hours

practices: 0 hours

seminars: 0 hours

total of: 12 hours

Subject data

  • Code of subject: OPF-TGT-T
  • 1 kredit
  • Pharmacy
  • Optional modul
  • both
Prerequisites:

-

Course headcount limitations

min. 5 – max. 20

Topic

The use of natural healing factors in medical practice in Hungary dates back centuries. In Hungary, law classifies the following as natural healing factors: natural mineral water, medicinal water, medicinal mud, medical gas, spa institution, health resort. During the course, students can gain insight into the indications, effects and possible side effects of various natural therapeutic factors. They can get acquainted with the professional recommendations related to the topic and the latest domestic and international scientific results.

Lectures

  • 1. Regulation and use of natural healing factors in Hungary - Németh Balázs
  • 2. Geographical distribution of natural healing factors in Hungary - Németh Balázs
  • 3. Mineral waters - regulation, properties, lifestyle role - Németh Balázs
  • 4. Medicinal waters - classification, indication, mechanism of action I - Németh Balázs
  • 5. Medicinal waters - classification, indication, mechanism of action II - Németh Balázs
  • 6. Medicinal gases - classification, indication, mechanism of action I - Németh Balázs
  • 7. Medicinal gases - classification, indication, mechanism of action II - Németh Balázs
  • 8. Medicinal muds - classification, indication, mechanism of action I - Németh Balázs
  • 9. Medicinal muds - classification, indication, mechanism of action II - Németh Balázs
  • 10. Medicinal cave - classification, indication, mechanism of action - Németh Balázs
  • 11. Practical application of natural healing factors, domestic and international recommendations I - Németh Balázs
  • 12. Practical application of natural healing factors, domestic and international recommendations II - Németh Balázs

Practices

Seminars

Reading material

Obligatory literature

Literature developed by the Department

Notes

Recommended literature

Effects of balneotherapy and spa therapy on quality of life of patients with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29947999/

Mud therapy and skin microbiome: a review https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30091021/

Alpine climate treatment of atopic dermatitis: a systematic review https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25130620/

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

Participation or substitution on 85% of the announced occasions.

Mid-term exams

I would like to take the students' knowledge of what was said in the lecture in the form of a multiple-choice test.

Making up for missed classes

Essay from the missed topic

Exam topics/questions

I would like to take the students' knowledge of what was said in the lecture in the form of a multiple-choice test.

Examiners

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars