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A pilot study to evaluate the effects of floatation spa treatment on patients with osteoarthritis
Objective:
To conduct a preliminary investigation of the effects on floatation spa therapy on quality of life in patients with osteoarthritis to see if controlled trials are warranted.
Design:
Uncontrolled clinical trial.
Setting:
Private floatation spa therapy centre.
Patients:
Fourteen patients with chronic osteoarthritis of the weight-bearing joints, of whom four dropped out.
Intervention:
Six weekly sessions of floatation spa therapy.
Outcome Measures:
SF36, AIMS2 and MYMOP quality-of-life questionnaires.
Main Results:
All patients improved. Differences between baseline and discharge scores showed statistically significant improvement for MYMOP, but not AIMS2 or SF-36.
Conclusions:
Controlled trials of floatation spa therapy for patients with osteoarthritis are warranted.