Effectiveness of Spa Treatment, Outpatient Physiotherapy and no Physiotherapy in Spine Osteoarthritis

Effectiveness of Spa Treatment in Patients With Spine Osteoarthritis in Comparison With Outpatient Physiotherapy and no Physiotherapy

In the first study group will participate patients with spine osteoarthritis who will be treated in polish spas in Subcarpathian Region. Complex physiotherapy including balneotherapy will be applied in study group participants. In the second study group will participate patients with spine osteoarthritis who will be treated in outpatient treatment. Complex physiotherapy without balneotherapy will be applied in second study group participants. In the control group will participate patients with spine osteoarthritis who will not have applied physiotherapy nor balneotherapy during observation. In all patients will be evaluated quality of life, level of pain intensity and health assessment.

The following questionnaires will be used: original socio-demographic data questionnaire, the VAS (visual analogue scale) pain severity rating scale, the modified Laitinen pain questionnaire, the Life Satisfaction Questionnaire LISAT-9 and the HAQ: Health Assesment Questionnaire.

Questionnaires will be completed: before the beginning of therapy, one month and six months after the end of therapy.

Questionnaires in control group will be completed: in the beginning of observation and in the same time intervals as in study groups.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Spine osteoarthritis

Exclusion Criteria:

• no consent to participate in the study