A pilot study to evaluate the effects of floatation spa treatment on patients with osteoarthritis

S. Hill; M. J H Eckett; C. Paterson; E. F. Harkness

A pilot study to evaluate the effects of floatation spa treatment on patients with osteoarthritis

S. Hill, M. J H Eckett, C. Paterson, E. F. Harkness

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Objective: To conduct a preliminary investigation of the effects on floatation spa therapy on quality of life in patients with osteoarthritis to see if controlled trials are warranted. Design: Uncontrolled clinical trial. Setting: Private floatation spa therapy centre. Patients: Fourteen patients with chronic osteoarthritis of the weight-bearing joints, of whom four dropped out. Intervention: Six weekly sessions of floatation spa therapy. Outcome measures: SF36,AIMS2 and MYMOP quality-of-life questionnaires. Main results: All patients improved. Differences between baseline and discharge scores showed statistically significant improvement for MYMOP, but not AIMS2 or SF-36. Conclusions: Controlled trials of floatation spa therapy for patients with osteoarthritis are warranted.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	235-238
Number of pages	3
Journal	Complementary Therapies in Medicine
Volume	7
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - 1999

Keywords

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Balneology
Complementary Therapies
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
therapy: Osteoarthritis
Pilot Projects
Quality of Life

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A pilot study to evaluate the effects of floatation spa treatment on patients with osteoarthritis

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