Evaluation of total antioxidant status in patients subject to spa treatments

Jadwiga Kuciel-Lewandowska, Krzysztof Aleksandrowicz, Roman Heider, Bożena Bogut, Łukasz B. Lewandowski, Krzysztof Szarejko, Małgorzata Paprocka-Borowicz

J. Kuciel-Lewandowska, K. Aleksandrowicz, R. Heider, B. Bogut, Ł. B. Lewandowski, K. Szarejko, M. Paprocka-Borowicz. Evaluation of total antioxidant status in patients subject to spa treatments. FP 2017; 17(3); 82-89

Abstract

Introduction Beneficial therapeutic results can be achieved by the use of exercise therapy, kinesiotherapy and low doses of ionizing radiation. Such treatment decreases pain, increases physical capacity and fitness, and stimulates the immune system. An increase in the antioxidant capacity of the body is also one of the positive changes.
Aim This research aimed to evaluate the effect of spa treatment on the antioxidant capacity of the body.
Materials and methods Research was comprised of 120 patients suffering from osteoarthritis of the limbs and spine. The first group were treated in the Przerzeczyn-Zdroj spa, and therapy lasted 21 days. Total Antioxidant Status (TAS) was measured prior to therapy and after 18 days of treatment. The trials were non-randomized, and 85 subjects were evaluated. Group B, assessed in Świeradów, was comprised of 34 patients. The subjects underwent comprehensive therapy with the use of medicinal radon and radon-sulphide water. The results were statistically analyzed.
Results The research confirmed the body’s sensitivity to antioxidant capacity when undergoing spa therapy. There was an increase in values of TAS concentration in both groups.
Conclusions Research proved the beneficial influence of spa therapy on the total increase of the antioxidant capacity of the body.
2. Changes in TAS concentration observed in the examined groups led to the conclusion that the changes resulted from comprehensive spa treatment.

Key words:

Spa therapy, radiation homeostasis, radon, osteoarthritis of the limbs and spine, TAS

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