Medical Hydrology and Balneology: Environmental Aspects

Balnea
2012, núm. 6, 76-77
Medical Hydrology and Balneology: Environmental Aspects
WOMAC pain, and WOMAC stiffness subscales. PASS was 33% at the end of the
treatment and 75% at 8th month.
For drug consumption: at the end of the treatment, 39% of patient said they were
not taking any drugs before and after the treatment, 11% said they were using more,
30% said it was unchanged, 20% said it decreased.
Standardized response mean was higher and similar for WOMAC TOTAL
(0.57), OSWESTRY (0.57) and RAPID3 (0.53). It was lower for EQ5D (0.28), EQ
VAS (0.26), MHAQ (0.24).
Harms There was no serious side effect. We observed some minor side effects: 5
patients had asthenia, 5 had increase in low back pain, 5 had cutaneous reaction (2
erythema), 1 had hypotension.
Conclusions
We observed a significant improvement versus baseline, in clinical status of patients
with generalized osteoarthritis, after a spa treatment. WOMAC TOTAL,
OSWESTRY and RAPID3 were the most sensitive outcome measures in generalized
osteoarthritis.
Funding
None
Keywords: Generalized Osteoarthritis, Balneotherapy, Crenobalneotherapy
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