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Clinical Utilization of Hot Springs¸From Balneotherapy to Health Promotion¸
Yoshinori OHTSUKA+

Abstract
Japan is rich in hot spring resources. Hot springs have been used in the treatment of
the diseases from old days and application of hot springs for the purpose of health promotion is very useful. In diabetic patients, improvement of blood sugar levels was observed by the balneotherapy for about . weeks. After balneotherapy, in well-controlledpatients (FPG +/* mg/dl at admission), the declined platelet glutathione levels increased(p *.*+) and in poorly controlled patients (FPG῍+/* mg/dl at admission), the elevatedvalues decreased (p *.*/), and they converged to the same levels. This phenomenon iscalled as a normalization action of the hot springs. In addition, one or two-night stays at
hot spring area has a stress relieving and refreshing action. Moreover, e#ective reinforcement of physical strength, a decrease of the blood pressure and the successful loss inweight were obtained by health promoting activities using hot springs.
Key words : Balneotherapy, Health promotion, Diabetes mellitus

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