The effects of underwater exercise and balneotherapy on middle-the aged lumbago, osteoarthrosis and rheumatoid arthritis patient

研究水下治疗性运动对中老年腰痛、关节病、膝关节病、腰痛和类风湿性关节炎患者的治疗效果（共134人，平均56.8岁）。我们开设了每周两次的水下理疗课，持续了约6个月。我们分别在运动前后做了各种身体检查和日本骨科协会（JOA）评估。得到的结论如下。(1)几种疾病组在水下运动6.0个月后，肥胖、呼吸循环功能、躯干和四肢弹性和肌力、骨密度和JOA评价评分均有显著改善（p<0.05）。(2)水下运动配合浴疗对循环功能有良好的影响。结果表明，水下治疗性运动可改善类风湿症状，降低医疗费用。

We investigated the effects of underwater therapeutic exercise on middle-the aged lumbago, coxarthrosis, gonarthrosis, omalgia and rheumatoid arthritis patients (total number of 134 people, mean 56.8 years old). We have opened underwater therapeutic class twice a week for about 6.0 months. We had done various physical examinations, Japan Orthopaedic Association (JOA) evaluation before and after exercise, respectively. Several findings have been obtained as follows.(1) In the groups of several disease, the obesity, function of respiration and circulation, elasticity and muscle power of a trunk and extremities, bone mineral density and JOA evaluation score improved significantly after the underwater exercise period of 6.0 months (p<0.05).(2) Good effects for circulatory function were observed in underwater exercise with balneotherapy. It was revealed that underwater therapeutic exercise provided improvement on the rheumatoid symptoms and reduction effect on medical treatment cost.