International Journal of Public Health (Jun 2023)
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,
- Antje van der Zee-Neuen,
- Antje van der Zee-Neuen,
- Antje van der Zee-Neuen,
- Antje van der Zee-Neuen,
- Julia Fuchs,
- Julia Fuchs,
- Julia Fuchs,
- Julia Fuchs,
- Sonja Wildburger,
- Sonja Wildburger,
- Sonja Wildburger,
- Sonja Wildburger,
- Martin Gaisberger,
- Martin Gaisberger,
- Martin Gaisberger,
- Margreet Kloppenburg,
- Margreet Kloppenburg,
- Antonella Fioravanti,
- Tanja Stamm,
- Tanja Stamm,
- Martin Offenbaecher,
- Rudolf Radlmueller,
- Wolfgang Foisner,
- Bertram Hoelzl,
- Bertram Hoelzl,
- Markus Ritter,
- Markus Ritter,
- Markus Ritter,
- Markus Ritter,
- Markus Ritter
Affiliations
- Antje van der Zee-Neuen
- Center for Physiology, Pathophysiology and Biophysics, Institute for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
- Antje van der Zee-Neuen
- Gastein Research Institute, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
- Antje van der Zee-Neuen
- Center for Public Health and Healthcare Research, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
- Antje van der Zee-Neuen
- Center for Physiology, Pathophysiology and Biophysics, Institute for Physiology, Pathophysiology and Biophysics, Nuremberg, Germany
- Antje van der Zee-Neuen
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Arthritis and Rehabilitation, Vienna, Austria
- Julia Fuchs
- Center for Physiology, Pathophysiology and Biophysics, Institute for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
- Julia Fuchs
- Gastein Research Institute, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
- Julia Fuchs
- Center for Physiology, Pathophysiology and Biophysics, Institute for Physiology, Pathophysiology and Biophysics, Nuremberg, Germany
- Julia Fuchs
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Arthritis and Rehabilitation, Vienna, Austria
- Sonja Wildburger
- Center for Physiology, Pathophysiology and Biophysics, Institute for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
- Sonja Wildburger
- Gastein Research Institute, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
- Sonja Wildburger
- Center for Physiology, Pathophysiology and Biophysics, Institute for Physiology, Pathophysiology and Biophysics, Nuremberg, Germany
- Sonja Wildburger
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Arthritis and Rehabilitation, Vienna, Austria
- Martin Gaisberger
- Center for Physiology, Pathophysiology and Biophysics, Institute for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
- Martin Gaisberger
- Gastein Research Institute, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
- Martin Gaisberger
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Arthritis and Rehabilitation, Vienna, Austria
- Margreet Kloppenburg
- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden, Netherlands
- Margreet Kloppenburg
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden, Netherlands
- Antonella Fioravanti
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
- Tanja Stamm
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Arthritis and Rehabilitation, Vienna, Austria
- Tanja Stamm
- Institute for Outcomes Research, Center for Medical Data Science, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Martin Offenbaecher
- 0Gastein Healing Gallery, Bad Gastein, Austria
- Rudolf Radlmueller
- 1Alpentherme Gastein Gesundheitszentrum, Bad Hofgastein, Austria
- Wolfgang Foisner
- 1Alpentherme Gastein Gesundheitszentrum, Bad Hofgastein, Austria
- Bertram Hoelzl
- 0Gastein Healing Gallery, Bad Gastein, Austria
- Bertram Hoelzl
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, Landesklinik St. Veit im Pongau, SALK, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
- Markus Ritter
- Center for Physiology, Pathophysiology and Biophysics, Institute for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
- Markus Ritter
- Gastein Research Institute, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
- Markus Ritter
- Center for Physiology, Pathophysiology and Biophysics, Institute for Physiology, Pathophysiology and Biophysics, Nuremberg, Germany
- Markus Ritter
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Arthritis and Rehabilitation, Vienna, Austria
- Markus Ritter
- 3Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Nepal
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2023.1605931
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 68
Abstract
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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