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Research: CURDA and colleagues,
Listed in Issue 63
Abstract
CURDA and colleagues, Krankenanstalt Gasteiner Heilstollen, Bad Gastein-Bockstein, Austria investigated the frequency of use of unconventional therapies by patients with ankylosing spondylitis presenting for treatment at a radon spa .
Background
A large proportion of rheumatism patients treated by rheumatologists also use unconventional therapies.
Methodology
75 patients with ankylosing spondylitis presenting for treatment at the Gasteiner Heilstollen Hospital were asked to name all interventions they had used for the treatment of the condition in question.
Results
39 of the 75 patients (52%) had used other unconventional therapies . The most frequently cited were: acupuncture (cited 15 times), diet (8), herbal therapy (7) and homeopathy (6). 40 different forms of unconventional therapy were mentioned. All patients (100%) said they had used at least two conventional therapies .
Conclusion
Patients with ankylosing spondylitis presenting for treatment at a radon spa claimed to have used conventional therapies more frequently than unconventional therapies.
References
Curda B et al. Use of conventional and unconventional therapies among patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Forschende Komplementaermedizin und Klassische Naturheilkunde 7 (2): 85-88. Apr 2000.
