Effects of complex spa therapy in patients with osteoarthritis of the spine receiving treatments in health resorts in south-eastern Poland.

Management of patients with degenerative diseases commonly comprises health-resort based treatment programs, including spa therapies, balneotherapy as well as terrain therapy making use of microclimate factors. The study was designed to assess short- and long-term effects of spa therapy administered to patients with osteoarthritis of the spine who received treatment in health resorts located in Poland. The study involved 102 patients receiving treatment in health resorts, a group of subjects receiving outpatient treatment (100 patients) and a group receiving no therapy (100 patients).

Physical therapy modalities in neurological disorders at developmental age - Assessment of the methodological value of research papers.

Background: Physical therapy modalities are often applied in treatment of neurological conditions in children and adolescents.

Objective: Evaluation of the methodological quality of research focusing on the application of physical therapy modalities in children and adolescents with neurological conditions.

Methods: Papers published between 2007 and 2018 were included in the review.

The use of magnetic fields in treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Review of the literature.

Magnetic fields are commonly used in therapies designed for subjects with rheumatic diseases, yet the effects of magnetotherapy are not entirely clear in these disorders. This study is designed to examine the literature investigating applications of magnetotherapy in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The review focused on publications related to administering magnetotherapy in patients with RA.