The Role of Spa Therapy in Various Rheumatic Diseases

Sukenik, S; Flusser, Dan; Abu-Shakra, Mahmoud

doi:10.1016/s0889-857x(05)70108-3

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“…8 During spa therapy, patients are treated with thermal mineral water and receive many other treatment modalities including massage, electrotherapy, and exercise. 9 There are several studies reporting positive effects of spa therapy in patients with osteoarthritis in the literature.…”

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Evaluation of the Efficacy of Spa Therapy on Pain and Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain

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Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of spa therapy on pain and the quality of life in patients with chronic mechanical neck pain. Patients and methods:Seventy patients who applied to our outpatient clinic with chronic mechanical neck pain lasting for 12 weeks were included in the study. Patients were randomized either to spa therapy group (7 males, 28 females; mean age 43.08±9.76 years; range 26 to 66 years) or to exercise therapy group (5 males, 30 females; 46.45±9.65 years; range 27 to 65 years). Spa therapy group received a total of 15 sessions of thermal water, mud therapy, and classic massage to cervical region. Both exercise and spa therapy groups performed home exercise program once a day for 15 days. All the patients were evaluated before treatment, at the first week and at the third month after treatment, a total of three times. In each control; visual analog scale, global assessment of the patient (Patient's Global Assessment and Physician's Global Assessment), Neck Pain Disability Scale, and Nottingham Health Profile were assessed. Results: When the measurements at first week were compared to baseline, significant improvements were observed in all the parameters in both groups. However, the decreases in visual analog scale and Neck Pain Disability Scale at the first week after treatment were more significant in spa therapy group compared to exercise therapy group. We observed no statistically significant difference in all the parameters between two groups when the measurements at the third month were compared to baseline. Conclusion:The combination of spa therapy with exercise therapy is superior to exercise therapy alone in decreasing pain and improving functional capacity in the early period after treatment.

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“…These waters have variable amounts of certain dissolved substances that, in some cases, are identified with beneficial health effects (Kovacs and Bender, 2002;Sukenik et al, 1999). These substances and the high temperature of the water act as coadjuvant agents in health conditions such as rheumatism, arthrosis, arthritis and respiratory tract disorders.…”

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Indoor radon in Tunisian spas

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Al-Azmi

Salah

2012

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Indoor radon concentrations were measured in four well-known spas of Tunisia using nuclear track detectors. The radon concentrations in these spas were found to be in the range of 19 − 870 Bq.m -3 . The equilibrium factor F between radon and its progeny was found to vary in the range of 0.2 -0.5, depending upon the ventilation rates within the buildings of the spas. Using the exposure-dose conversion factor, the effective doses to patients and workers were estimated and the dose was found to vary in the range 3.7 × 10 -3 − 12.5 × 10 -3 mSv.y -1 and 0.45 − 1.5 mSv.y -1 for patients and workers, respectively. These values are well inside the limit recommended for the annual dose limit of 20 mSv.y -1 for an occupational worker. The radium content in the groundwater of all four spas was measured and the results showed no correlation between the 226 Ra concentration in water and radon concentration in indoor air of the investigated spas.

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“…The healing properties of natural mineral waters and therapeutic mud are known since ancient times (Sukenik et al, 1999;Fraioli et al, 2011). Due to their benefits for human health, the use of these natural resources became very popular for medical purposes such as prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation t of various diseases (Gutenbrunner et al, 2010;Bender et al, 2014).…”

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Characteristics and use of mineral waters and therapeutic mud from Grid village area (Braşov County).

Mereț¹

2017

Air and Water Components of the Environment 2017

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ABSTRACT. -Characteristics and use of mineral waters and therapeutic mud from Grid village area (Braşov County). This paper present some physicochemical characteristics of mineral waters and therapeutic mud in the Grid Village area, as well as aspects regarding their use. The study is based on the data collected from relevant bibliographic sources and field investigations and measurements carried out between 2012 -2016. Chemically, the mineral waters from Grid Village area are chlorosodic (salinity 50 g/l), bicarbonated, and calcium-rich. The mineral salt deposit build-up on the soil stratum led to the formation of therapeutic mud, which has a compact granular structure with evenlydistributed chemical elements (except for sodium and chlorine) and high concentrations in oxygen and silicon. At present, the use of mineral waters and therapeutic mud from Grid village area is underdeveloped and strictly local.

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The Role of Spa Therapy in Various Rheumatic Diseases

Cited by 139 publications

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Evaluation of the Efficacy of Spa Therapy on Pain and Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain

Evaluation of the Efficacy of Spa Therapy on Pain and Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain

Indoor radon in Tunisian spas

Characteristics and use of mineral waters and therapeutic mud from Grid village area (Braşov County).

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