Effects of Whole-Body Cryotherapy in Comparison with Other Physical Modalities Used with Kinesitherapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Gizińska M, Rutkowski R, Romanowski W, Lewandowski J, Straburzyńska-Lupa A
BioMed research international · 33 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Controlled clinical trial (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
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Publication
- Published
- 2015-01-01 · Biomed Res Int · vol. 2015 · pp. 1–7
- Publisher
- Hindawi Publishing Corporation
- Cited
- 56 citations · more than 88% of similar papers · 2.2× the field average
- References
- 55 works
- Access
- Open access (hybrid journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research · Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies · Exercise and Physiological Responses
- Keywords
- Medicine, Cryotherapy, Rheumatoid arthritis, Rehabilitation, Physical therapy, Internal medicine, Kinesitherapy, Tumor necrosis factor alpha, Gastroenterology, Surgery
- MeSH
- humans, arthritis, rheumatoid, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-6, treatment outcome, combined modality therapy, massage, exercise therapy, cryotherapy, recovery of function, middle aged, physical therapy modalities, biomarkers
5 authors
From PL
- Małgorzata Gizińska · correspondingUniversity of Physical Culture in Kraków
- Radosław RutkowskiUniversity of Physical Culture in Kraków
- Wojciech Romanowski
- Jacek LewandowskiUniversity of Physical Culture in Kraków
- Anna Straburzyńska‐LupaUniversity of Physical Culture in Kraków
Abstract
Whole-body cryotherapy (WBC) has been frequently used to supplement the rehabilitation of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of this study was to compare the effect of WBC and traditional rehabilitation (TR) on clinical parameters and systemic levels of IL-6, TNF-α in patients with RA. The study group comprised 25 patients who were subjected to WBC (-110 °C) and 19 patients who underwent a traditional rehabilitation program. Some clinical variables and levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) were used to assess the outcomes. After therapy both groups exhibited similar improvement in pain, disease activity, fatigue, time of walking, and the number of steps over a distance of 50 m. Only significantly better results were observed in HAQ in TR group (p < 0.05). However, similar significant reduction in IL-6 and TNF-α level was observed. The results showed positive effects of a 2-week rehabilitation program for patients with RA regardless of the kind of the applied physical procedure.
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