ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023
The Potential Role of Spa Therapy in Managing Frailty in Rheumatic Patients: A Scoping Review.
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- Radon balneotherapy in rheumatologic diseases: potential mechanisms and implications for cardiovascular autonomic control and inflammation.Clinical rheumatology · 2026Review
- Determinants of consumption level among target population in Chinese hot spring medical and long-term care integration with rehabilitation services model and value perception analysis based on the importance-performance analysis framework.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- Balneotherapy as a potential immunomodulator in inflammaging.Clinical rheumatology · 2025Article
- Determinants of professional identity among practitioners in China's hot spring-integrated care model.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- The therapeutic potential of thalassotherapy for enhancing well-being and reducing pharmaceutical costs in individuals with disabilities.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Spa Therapy Efficacy in Mental Health and Sleep Quality Disorders in Patients with a History of COVID-19: A Comparative Study.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Relying on the French territorial offer of thermal spa therapies to build a care pathway for long COVID-19 patients.PloS one · 2024Article
- The multifaceted benefits of passive heat therapies for extending the healthspan: A comprehensive review with a focus on Finnish sauna.Temperature (Austin, Tex.) · 2024Review
- Navigating Pain in Rheumatology: A Physiotherapy-Centric Review on Non-pharmacological Pain Management Strategies.Cureus · 2023Review
- Effects of the Full-Body in-Bed Gym program on quality of life, pain and risk of sarcopenia in elderly sedentary individuals: preliminary positive results of a Padua prospective observational study.European journal of translational myology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Frailty is not limited to the elderly, as patients with rheumatic diseases can also experience this condition. The present scoping review aimed to investigate the possibility of using the health resort setting as an alternative location for managing rheumatic patients with frailty. The research resulted in finding several in vitro, in vivo, and clinical studies, resulting in evidence supporting the effectiveness of spa treatments in reducing pain, improving function, and managing comorbidity in rheumatic diseases. Additionally, spa treatments were demonstrated to modulate the MAPK/ERK pathway and the NF-kB pathway's activation and to reduce proinflammatory molecules' secretion in rheumatic diseases, thus suggesting their potential effective role in the regulation of inflammaging in frailty. Moreover, the health resort setting may offer potential resources to reduce risk factors, such as drug consumption, inactivity, and disease severity, and may serve as a setting for developing prevention protocols for frailty. Future research should explore innovative approaches, such as exercise training and early diagnostics, for the overall management of frailty in rheumatic patients in the spa setting.
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