Improvement of Pain Symptoms in Musculoskeletal Diseases After Multimodal Spa Therapy in the Austrian Gastein Valley—A Study Based on Longitudinal Registry Data

Objective: The study aim was to investigate the course of pain in rest and motion in seven different rheumatic diseases (RMD), prior and after multimodal spa therapy including low-dose radon treatment and at 3-, 6-; and 9-month follow up. Methods: Complete data from the radon indication registry inc...

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Published in:International journal of public health Vol. 68; p. 1605931
Main Authors: van der Zee-Neuen, Antje, Fuchs, Julia, Wildburger, Sonja, Gaisberger, Martin, Kloppenburg, Margreet, Fioravanti, Antonella, Stamm, Tanja, Offenbaecher, Martin, Radlmueller, Rudolf, Foisner, Wolfgang, Hoelzl, Bertram, Ritter, Markus
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 08.06.2023
Subjects:
Austria - epidemiology
Female
Humans
longitudinal study
Male
Middle Aged
musculoskeletal diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases - complications
Musculoskeletal Diseases - drug therapy
pain
Pain - complications
Pain - drug therapy
Public Health Archive
Radon - therapeutic use
radon spa
rheumatic diseases
Routinely Collected Health Data
Austria
pain
longitudinal study
radon spa
rheumatic diseases
musculoskeletal diseases
ISSN:1661-8564, 1661-8556, 1661-8564
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Summary:Objective: The study aim was to investigate the course of pain in rest and motion in seven different rheumatic diseases (RMD), prior and after multimodal spa therapy including low-dose radon treatment and at 3-, 6-; and 9-month follow up. Methods: Complete data from the radon indication registry including information on 561 subjects with RMD were analysed to explore the association of timepoint of measurement with pain in rest and motion. For this purpose, linear regression models adjusted for RMD-type, age, sex and body mass index (BMI) were applied. Results: The mean age of the sample was 55 years, the average body mass index was 26.8, and 275 subjects were women. Pain scores were significantly improved at all-time points compared to baseline. Pain courses were different for each RMD with the largest improvement seen in fibromyalgia. Conclusion: Timing spa facility visits according to RMD-specific pain courses may result in sustained pain reduction.
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Edited by: Andrea Madarasova Geckova, University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik, Slovakia
Benjamin Frey, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany
Reviewed by: Udo S. Gaipl, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany
ISSN:1661-8564
1661-8556
1661-8564
DOI:10.3389/ijph.2023.1605931