Facts about the prostate gland. The prostate gland is about the size of a walnut. It's located just below the bladder and it surrounds the urethra (a tube that carries urine and semen out of the body).The prostate is partly muscular and partly glandular, with ducts opening into the prostatic portion of the urethra.unction of the prostate gland. As part of the male reproductive system, the prostate glandâs main purpose is to secrete a slightly alkaline fluid that forms part of the seminal fluid, a fluid that carries sperm.
The term balneotherapy refers to any spa treatment that you might get that is associated with water, assuming there is a medical benefit to the treatment.
1 MSM -- MSM is a popular supplement for treating the pain of arthritis, including both OA and RA. 2  But there is not much scientific evidence that it works. 3  One preliminary study suggested that 6,000 mg of MSM did improve pain and function without side effects in people with OA of the knee.ud baths containing sulfur, often called balneotherapy, can help treat skin disorders and arthritis. Balneotherapy is one of the oldest forms of pain relief for people with arthritis. The term balneo comes from the Latin word for bath and means soaking in thermal or mineral waters.