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Frontline of Balneotherapy
Yuko AGISHI+

Abstract
Balneotherapy, one of natural therapies, utilizes hot spring water as well as climatic
factors as therapeutic elements. The therapy complex is conducted by combinations of
not only hot spring water bathing, but various di#erent kinds of thermotherapies, physical therapy, in- and outdoor exercises, diet, and health education. Moreover, special kindsof alternative and comprehensive treatment programs, with oriental medicine, herbalaromatherapy, area-speciﬁc climatherapy, such as terrain treatment in the forest ormountains, also thalassotherapy on the seacoast as the integrated medicine. The place
where above-mentiond therapies can be performed with certain systems and facilities iscalled the health resort.
Health resort medicine (spa treatment) needs at least several days to weeks for achieving beneﬁcial clinical e#ects. In many European countries, medically controlled balneotherapy can be covered by social insurances for - weeks at present time.
The clinical usefulness of balneotherapy was demonstrated in patients with diabetes
mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, bronchial asthma etc. In most cases, various clinical symptoms were signiﬁcantly ameliorated and the QOL was improved. As far as the e#ects ofthe speciﬁc qualities of hot spring waters, the reports showed that repeated bathing ofespecially both sulfur and radioactive springs for . weeks prolonged clearly the durationof pain-relief of joints after balneotherapy compared with those by plain water.
The signiﬁcance of modern balneotherapy has been emphasized, especially for thepurposes of preventive medicine, active health promotion, stress-relief and the careprevention for the senior citizens in the aging society. Recently, the “health-tourism” hasbeen introduced in the ﬁeld of balneotherapy utilizing the pleasant health promotion
programs with long-staying tourism in the health resorts.
Key words : Balneotherapy, Preventive medicine, Climatherapy, Active health promotion,
Health resort medicine+

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