Abstract | Introduction: Material and methods: The study group consisted of 30 patients with lumbar spine OA who underwent a series of WBCT combined with therapeutic exercises. Before and after the therapy each patient was examined using a visual analogue scale (VAS) and blood samples were collected for laboratory determinations (ELISA). Results: After WBCT, the decrease in LBP measured by VAS was statistically significant (p < 0.0001). The mean value of blood β- endorphin level increased after the therapy but the difference was statistically insignificant (p = 0.10). The mean value of the plasma level of cortisol after treatment increased and the difference was statistically significant (p = 0.0009). The plasma level of adrenalin after treatment increased slightly, but the difference was statistically insignificant (p = 0.08). Conclusions: Whole body cryotherapy combined with therapeutic exercises had a positive effect on LBP reduction in patients with OA. On the basis of these changes, processes that take place in the nervous and endocrine systems are a response to the stimuli of cold and stress. The mechanism of action of extremely low temperatures on the human body is still not fully understood.
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Authors | Marta Barłowska-Trybulec, Klaudia Zawojska, Joanna Szklarczyk, Marta Góralska |
Journal | Reumatologia
(Reumatologia)
Vol. 60
Issue 4
Pg. 247-251
( 2022)
ISSN: 0034-6233 [Print] Poland |
PMID | 36186838
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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