Contribution of Balneotherapy in Fibromyalgia Patients Receiving Conventional Physical Therapy
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the role of applying additional balneotherapy to fibromyalgia patients while receiving conventional physical therapy. Materials and Methods: 107 female patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia for the first time were studied in two groups. Group 1 included patient...
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| description | Purpose: This study aims to investigate the role of applying additional balneotherapy to fibromyalgia patients while receiving conventional physical therapy. Materials and Methods: 107 female patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia for the first time were studied in two groups. Group 1 included patients receiving Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and physical therapy modalities, including superficial hot and therapeutic ultrasounds. Patients in Group 2 received balneotherapy in addition to the therapeutic modalities given to the first group. All patients went through a 10-session treatment program. The evaluation was based on the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Quality of Life Short Form-36 (SF-36) before and after the treatment. The total amount of paracetamol tablets consumed was also recorded. Results: There were significant recovery in post-treatment pain VAS, FIQ, and PSQI scores in both groups, compared to before treatment, but the improvements were more pronounced after the balneotherapy. The drug consumption was also significantly lower, and patients treated with balneotherapy expressed better general health and social function scores of SF-36. Conclusion: A combination of balneotherapy with conventional physical modalities appears to be an effective treatment option for fibromyalgia as it positively contributes to the patient's pain, functional status, quality of life and sleep, and drug consumption. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-96290580444e4c3e9dda8ddfc08d3cdd2023-04-18T07:25:11ZengKirsehir Ahi Evran UniversityAhi Evran Medical Journal2619-92032023-04-0171192510.46332/aemj.941039Contribution of Balneotherapy in Fibromyalgia Patients Receiving Conventional Physical TherapyEngin TAŞTABAN0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9094-2904Ömer ŞENDUR1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0718-9438AYDIN ADNAN MENDERES ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİMedicana International İzmir Hastanesi, Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon KliniğiPurpose: This study aims to investigate the role of applying additional balneotherapy to fibromyalgia patients while receiving conventional physical therapy. Materials and Methods: 107 female patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia for the first time were studied in two groups. Group 1 included patients receiving Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and physical therapy modalities, including superficial hot and therapeutic ultrasounds. Patients in Group 2 received balneotherapy in addition to the therapeutic modalities given to the first group. All patients went through a 10-session treatment program. The evaluation was based on the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Quality of Life Short Form-36 (SF-36) before and after the treatment. The total amount of paracetamol tablets consumed was also recorded. Results: There were significant recovery in post-treatment pain VAS, FIQ, and PSQI scores in both groups, compared to before treatment, but the improvements were more pronounced after the balneotherapy. The drug consumption was also significantly lower, and patients treated with balneotherapy expressed better general health and social function scores of SF-36. Conclusion: A combination of balneotherapy with conventional physical modalities appears to be an effective treatment option for fibromyalgia as it positively contributes to the patient's pain, functional status, quality of life and sleep, and drug consumption.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1781938painquality of lifedrug consumptioncronic fatiguebalneology |
| spellingShingle | Engin TAŞTABAN Ömer ŞENDUR Contribution of Balneotherapy in Fibromyalgia Patients Receiving Conventional Physical Therapy Ahi Evran Medical Journal pain quality of life drug consumption cronic fatigue balneology |
| title | Contribution of Balneotherapy in Fibromyalgia Patients Receiving Conventional Physical Therapy |
| title_full | Contribution of Balneotherapy in Fibromyalgia Patients Receiving Conventional Physical Therapy |
| title_fullStr | Contribution of Balneotherapy in Fibromyalgia Patients Receiving Conventional Physical Therapy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Contribution of Balneotherapy in Fibromyalgia Patients Receiving Conventional Physical Therapy |
| title_short | Contribution of Balneotherapy in Fibromyalgia Patients Receiving Conventional Physical Therapy |
| title_sort | contribution of balneotherapy in fibromyalgia patients receiving conventional physical therapy |
| topic | pain quality of life drug consumption cronic fatigue balneology |
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