Study on the Health Promoting Effect of the Comprehensive Balneotherapy
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- UEBABA Kazuo
- International Research Center for Traditional Medicine of Toyama Prefecture
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- XU Feng-Hao
- International Research Center for Traditional Medicine of Toyama Prefecture
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- YAZAKI Toshiki
- Japan Health Promotion & Research Institute
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- KAMIOKA Hiroharu
- Tokyo University of Agriculture
Bibliographic Information
- Other Title
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- 総合的な温泉療法の健康増進効果に関する検討
Abstract
Balneotherapy includes several modalities of treatments and wellness programs, such as physiological and pharmacological effects of hot spring bathing and aqua-exercise, relaxing and biorhythm adjusting effects of staying in the urban climates and educational instruction for healthier life style. We examined health promoting effects of the comprehensive balneotherapy as a whole by the randomized controlled study. 89 women, who had no medical care, and were aged 40-65 years (mean +/- SD age: 59.0 +/- 8.0 years), volunteered for this investigation. Subjects were assigned at random to three groups; group 1 was the control group without any intervention; group 2 with exercise for 60min and educational guidance; group 3 with exercise for 30min and balneotherapy including aquaexercise for 30min and bathing in hot spring for 30min in addition to educational guidance. Each group followed the prescribed program twice a week for 3 months. There was no significant difference in age, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, heart rate, %FAT, diet/exercise custom and psychological conditions among the three groups. Before and after the program, the physiological, biochemical and psychological measurements were performed: body weight, blood pressure, heart rate, physical strength using ergometer, serum lipids, liver function and questionnaires with profile of mood state (POMS) and self relating depression scale (SDS). After excluding 4 subjects who were dropped out because of their convenience, the results were compared. In group 2 (N=28) and 3 (N=28), body weight, BMI, blood pressure and heart rate were significantly decreased and their physical strength and psychological condition were improved significantly (p<0.05). Furthermore only in group 3, serum total cholesterol, atherogenic index and triglyceride were significantly decreased (p<0.05). The difference between these two groups was not due to changing of their diet and estimated energy consumption by daily activities during 3 months. These data suggest the efficacy of balneotherapy with hot spring bathing and aqua-exercise for health promotion.
Journal
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- The Journal of The Japanese Society of Balneology, Climatology and Physical Medicine
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The Journal of The Japanese Society of Balneology, Climatology and Physical Medicine 69 (2), 128-138, 2006
The Japanese Society of Balneology, Climatology and Physical Medicine
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390001206570414976
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- NII Article ID
- 130002045971
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- ISSN
- 18843697
- 00290343
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
- CiNii Articles
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- Abstract License Flag
- Disallowed