Evaluation of Spa Medicine on the Example of Comprehensive Therapy in the Spa Resort Przerzeczyn Zdroj

Summary

Observation conducted during the 21 days of treatment in the health resort of Przerzeczyn Zdroj. In a treatment of applied therapy: redon-sulfide baths, partial mud baths, kinesitherapy, terrain therapy, dry massage, laser therapy, low-frequency magnetic field, ultrasonotherapy, cryotherapy, electrotherapy, light therapy. Study group with joint or back pain due to osteoarthritis or degenerative disc disease. The control group was selected by the spa workers, healthy individuals, nonsmokers, who did not drink alcohol. It was recommended to retain the previous lifestyle and use of resort's facilities was prohibited. In both of these groups, appropriate pre- and post-treatment studies were performed.

Conditions

• Osteoarthritis
• Degenerative Disc Disease

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Redon-sulfide baths

Encompassing whole body or isolated limbs - upper and/or lower limbs - temperature: 37-38 degrees Celsius, duration: 20 minutes.

PROCEDURE

Partial Mud Baths

duration: 20 minutes, temperature 40-42 degrees Celsius

PROCEDURE

Kinesiotherapy

It is the therapeutic treatment of disease by passive and active muscular movements (as by massage) and of exercise. It is the core element of physiotherapy/physical therapy. Kinesiotherapy - duration of 30-45 min.

PROCEDURE

Terrain Therapy

walking, outdoors physical activities,

PROCEDURE

Dry Massage

Depending on the needs of each patient it involved cervical (CC), thoracic (TH), or lumbar spine (LS).

PROCEDURE

Laser Therapy

treatment parameters: sweeping, continuous, wavelength 808 nm, power 12 J, 400mV, duration 30s,

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Low-frequency Magnetic Field

duration 20 minutes, impulse shape - rectangular, induction 5 mT, frequency 20-50Hz,

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Ultrasonotherapy

treatment parameters: 800kHz/6cm2 head, ultrasound impulse wave: 2ms - impulse, 9ms - break, dose 0.5-0.6 W/cm2 over 6 minutes,

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Cryotherapy

ventilator, treatment duration 2-3 minutes, temperature - 80 to - 110 degrees Celsius,

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Electrotherapy

Bernard's diadynamic currents - treatment parameters: DF1 CP4 LP4, Nemec interference currents (frequency range 0-100Hz), percutaneous electrostimulation (TENS) - rectangular impulse currents, impulse duration 0.2ms, frequency 40Hz, regulated current 0-100mA,

PROCEDURE

Light Therapy

blue filter Sollux lamp, radiation distance 30-40 cm, duration 15 minutes, Bioptron lamp - radiation distance 10 cm, duration 5-10 minutes

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Wroclaw Medical University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Jadwiga Kuciel-Lewandowska, MD · MD, Departament of Spa Treatment, History Physical Medicine and Balneology Medical University of Wroclaw

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

30 Years

Max Age

69 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2009-01-31

Primary Completion

2010-01-31

Completion

2011-12-31