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

Antje van der Zee-Neuen; Julia Fuchs; S Wildburger; Martin Gaisberger; M Kloppenburg; A Fioravanti; T Stamm; M Offenbaecher; R Radlmueller; W Foisner; B Hoelzl; Markus Ritter

doi:10.3389/ijph.2023.1605931

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

Antje van der Zee-Neuen^* (First author), Julia Fuchs (Co-author), S Wildburger (Co-author), Martin Gaisberger (Co-author), M Kloppenburg, A Fioravanti, T Stamm, M Offenbaecher, R Radlmueller, W Foisner, B Hoelzl, Markus Ritter (Last author)

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1605931
Journal	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume	68
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2023.1605931
Publication status	Published - 8 Jun 2023

Keywords

RHEUMATIC-DISEASES
RADON
METAANALYSIS
PERCEPTION
Pain/complications
Humans
Middle Aged
Routinely Collected Health Data
Male
Radon/therapeutic use
Musculoskeletal Diseases/complications
Austria/epidemiology
Female

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van der Zee-Neuen, A., Fuchs, J., Wildburger, S., Gaisberger, M., Kloppenburg, M., Fioravanti, A., Stamm, T., Offenbaecher, M., Radlmueller, R., Foisner, W., Hoelzl, B., & Ritter, M. (2023). Improvement of Pain Symptoms in Musculoskeletal Diseases After Multimodal Spa Therapy in the Austrian Gastein Valley-A Study Based on Longitudinal Registry Data. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 68, 1605931. https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2023.1605931

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van der Zee-Neuen, A , Fuchs, J , Wildburger, S , Gaisberger, M, Kloppenburg, M, Fioravanti, A, Stamm, T, Offenbaecher, M, Radlmueller, R, Foisner, W, Hoelzl, B & Ritter, M 2023, 'Improvement of Pain Symptoms in Musculoskeletal Diseases After Multimodal Spa Therapy in the Austrian Gastein Valley-A Study Based on Longitudinal Registry Data', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, vol. 68, pp. 1605931. https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2023.1605931

Improvement of Pain Symptoms in Musculoskeletal Diseases After Multimodal Spa Therapy in the Austrian Gastein Valley-A Study Based on Longitudinal Registry Data. / van der Zee-Neuen, Antje (First author); Fuchs, Julia (Co-author); Wildburger, S (Co-author) et al.
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Improvement of Pain Symptoms in Musculoskeletal Diseases After Multimodal Spa Therapy in the Austrian Gastein Valley-A Study Based on Longitudinal Registry Data

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