Osteoarthritis and its Treatment in the Sanatorium for Chronic Diseases in Hostinné

Overview

In the authors’ department the effect of various types of treatment or their combination in the therapyof ostearthritis was assessed and evaluated. Types of treatment: remedial exercise, electrotherapy,balneotherapy, laser therapy and medicamentous analgesic therapy. The effect was evaluatedaccording to subjective data of the patients before the onset and after termination o f treatment. Basedon the results assembled from the patients, the authors found that the greatest effect was obtainedby combinations of all types of treatment.

Key words:
osteoarthritis, electrotherapy, laser therapy, cryotherapy, NSA, analgesics