ISMH ISTANBUL 6-10 June 2006 

Scientific Programme

 

6 June 2006

 

09:00  17:30

Registration

17:30

18:30

Opening Ceremony

 

19:00

20:00

Cocktail

 

7 June 2006

 

 

9.00

10:45

 

 

 

 

Session I: State of the art, Medical Hydrology and Climatology I.

 

Chairpersons: Shaul SUKENIK, Francisco MARAVER EYZAGUIRRE

T BENDER: The situation of Balneology, Medical Hydrology and Spa therapy in Hungary

 

Y AGISHI: The State of Medical Hydrology and Climatology in Japan

 

J HALL: The State of the Art - Hydrotherapy in the UK

 

R FORESTIER, W TABONE, P JEAMBRUN, A FRANCON: Overview of the French Spa Therapy [Balneology]

 

C GUTENBRUNNER: Medical Hydrology and Climatology in Germany

 

10:45

11:15

Coffee Break 

 

11:00

12:45

Session II: State of the Art - Medical Hydrology and Climatology II.

 

Chairpersons: Nurten ÖZER, Tamás BENDER

 

MZ KARAGÜLLE: Medical Hydroclimatology and Spa Medicine in Turkey; State of the Art

 

F MARAVER EYZAGUIRRE: Medical Hydrology and climatology in Spain

S SUKENIK: Hydrology and Climatology for Rheumatic Diseases in Israel

 

J UBOGUI: Medical Hydrology and Climatology in Argentina

 

12.45

 

14.00

Lunch

14:0015:30

Session III: Quality Standards of Balneology

 

Chairpersons: Pál GEHER, Arif DÖNMEZ

 

P CANTISTA: The Need of Quality Standards in Balneology

L HODINKA: Aspects of Quality Management in Balneology

Y AGISHI: Quality Standards of Bathing

J ČÁRSKY, J ZÁLEŠÁKOVÁ: Graphical Expression of Mineralisation and Chemical Quality of Natural Mineral Waters

15:30

16:00

Coffee Break

16:00

17:00

Session IV: Climatherapy Talassotherapy State of The Art

 

Chairpersons: Pascale JEAMBRUN, Yoshinori OHTSUKA

 

CF ROQUES, XD BOISSEZON: Thalassoterapy in France

 

H GÜRDAL: Climatherapy and the Possibilities of Health Resorts of Turkey

 

N STOROZHENKO: Air Quality And Health

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17.15

19.00

Oral Presentation I

 

Chairpersons: Nergis ERDOĞAN, Mine KARAGÜLLE

 

U SOLIMENE, V CONDEMI, A BRUGNOLI: Preliminary studies on the different bioclimatics index movements observed in four SPAs in Italy: construction of an advanced model of analysis of the climato-environmental contexts useful for well-being and Climatotherapy

 

AV CHERVINSKAYA: Respiratory hygiene in Health Resort Medicine

 

V B GEORGY: Condition and prospects of development of sanatorium establishments of Kyrgyzstan

 

RSG ALEXIS, HT SOLANGEL: Cuban balneology and balneotherapy Web site. Informational resource for health care professional

 

MA ISABEL, S ELENA, F NEVENKA, M FRANCISCO: Registered Incidents During Imserso Social Thermalism Program (P.T.S) During The 2004 Period. Analysis Of The Demands Presented Through Insurance Companies

 

C ALBERTO, P MAGDALENA, P PEDRO: Thalassotherapy in medical published articles in the last 20 years

 

J NAKAYA, Y OHTSUKA, K HIROI, K IDO, W YANG, Y AGISHI: Complimentary and Alternative Medicine Markup Language (CAM-ML) for the evidences exchanging of International Balneotherapeutic Clinical Evidences

 

H UCAR: A Thermal Bath in Susurluk, Balıkesir

 

O SURDU:Techirghiol Resort: Traditions And Actuality

 

A JENSEN: AquaDios-MedTM - more than just a splash for cash: Accelerated Healing, Physical fitness, rehabilitation, rejuvenation by Proprietary power massage, sustained deep water immersion activities in 4 separate hot-cold chambers and multiple depths

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

8 June 2006

 

 

09:00 10:45

 

 

 

Session V: Evidence Based and Cost Effective Spa Medicine and in Rheumatology

 

Chairpersons: Arianne VERHAGEN, Géza BÁLINT

 

MZ KARAGÜLLE: Spa Therapy and Balneotherapy in the Management of Fibromyalgia; A systematic Review of RCTs

 

A FALKENBACH: Radon Therapy for the Treatment of Rheumatic Disease

KL RESCH: The Effects of Spa Medicine - Update of a Systematic Review

 

TR ZIJLSTRA,  JJ RASKER, E TAAL , L ZAKRAOUI, A JANSEN, MAFJ VAN DE LAAR: A Combination of Thalasso therapy, exercise and patient education improves symptoms and quality of life and  is cheaper than usual care.

 

A FIORAVANTI, F IACOPONI: Spa Therapy As A Cost-Effective Intervention In The Management Of Osteoarthritis

 

 

10:45 11:15

Coffee Break

11:15

12:45

 

 

 

Session VI: Specialization in Medical Hydrology and Climatology, Balneology

 

Chairpersons: Simona BELLOMETTI, Christian F ROQUES

 

P JEAMBRUN, R FABRY: Specialization in medical hydrology and climatology, balneology

 

U SOLIMENE: Medical Hydrology Specialization in Italy

MZ KARAGÜLLE: Specialization in medical hydroclimatology and spa medicine in Turkey

P CANTISTA: Medical Hydrology and Climatology: a Speciality or a Competence? -The role of the UEMS

 

 

 

 

12:45 14:00

 Lunch

 

 

14.00

16.00

 

 

Session VII: Physiology of Balneology

 

Chairpersons: Jane HALL, Pedro CANTISTA


P GÉHER: Some Physiological effects of Balneotherapy - Review

 

Y OHTSUKA, J NAKAYA, Y AGISHI: Water temperature and polyol metabolism in red blood cells

C EKMEKCİOĞLU: Physiological Effects of Spa and Balneotherapy

N ERDOĞAN: Heat Shock Protein and Balneotherapy

 

J ZÁLEŠÁKOVÁ, J ČÁRSKY: Biological effects of silicon  natural mineral waters

 

C GUTENBRUNNER: Experimental Studies in Balneology

 

 

16.00

16.30

Coffee Break

16.30

18.15

Oral Presentation II

 

Chairpersons: Hatice GÜRDAL, Ufuk ŞEN

 

O KARAGÜLLE, O BOTHMANN, F CANDIR, M KARAGÜLLE, Z KARAGÜLLE, C GUTENBRUNNER:  Controlled study on the acute effects of brine baths on pain, muscle tension and EMG activity in chronic LBP-patients

 

O SURDU, L MOGOANTA, TV SURDU, CA MOGOANTA, MC HANCU, T MEHEDINTI: Histological study on the skin tissues' modifications induced by mud pack – therapy

 

CE GÖKPINAR, A AHMADKHANI, F CANDIR, C GUTENBRUNNER: Effects on repeated immersion of the hand in cold water on the habituation of pain thresholds in healty subjects

 

S KAGAMIMORI, Y NAKATANI, I MATSUBARA, N HIROTA, K ETSUKO:The three years follow-up survey on occurrence rates of bone fracture and stroke in the community after the commencement of hot spring health promotion facilities

 

A KULISCH, A BERGMANN, F BÉKEFI, M MÓZES, N GYARMATI, G VÉGH, V FERINCZ: The opportunities and advantages of underwater traction in treatment of back pain

 

İ AKTAN , E ÖZYEŞILPINAR , C ÖZCANLI , B CAVDAR: How Well Do The Physician’s Pre And Post Therapy Evaluations Represent The Patient’s Complaints In Rheumatoid Arthritis?

 

 

 

 

A B KALPAKÇIOĞLU, F ÇANDIR, C GUTENBRUNNER: Does local immersion in thermo-neutral bath influence surface EMG measurements?

 

G MÉSZÁROS, G NAGY, P GÉHER: Effect of Balneotherapy on the Production of Inflammatory Biomarkers

 

B N STAMENKOVIC, AM STANKOVIC, JM NEDOVIC, DB DJORDJEVIC,   BK LOVIC, AN DIMIC, SK STOJANOVIC: Decreased C- reactive protein in ankylosing spondylitis during the balneotherapy


İ AKTAN , S KARAKAYA , O YENGUL , E ÖZYESILPINAR: Does Thermal Water Effect The Sedimentation Rates of Rheumatic  Patients?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 


9 June 2006

09:00  10:30

Session VIII: Evidence Based Spa Medicine in Rheumatology

 

Chairpersons: Yuko AGISHI, M. Zeki KARAGÜLLE

 

T BENDER: Evidence based Balneology in Osteoarthritis

AP VERHAGEN, SMA BIERMA-ZEINSTRA, J LAMBECK, CR CARDOSO, RA DE BIE, M BOERS , HCW DE VET: Balneotherapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis

 

MH PITTLER, MZ KARAGÜLLE,  M KARAGÜLLE, E ERNST: Spa therapy and balneotherapy for treating low back pain: meta-analysis of randomized trials.

 

J HALL, A SWINKELS, J BRIDDON J, CS McCABE: Does hydrotherapy relieve pain?  A systematic review and exploration of underlying mechanisms

10:30  11:00

Coffe Break

 

11:00  12:45

Session IX: Balneology Rheumatology I.

 

Chairpersons: Laszlo HODINKA , Albrecht FALKENBACH

 

S SUKENIK: Balneotherapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis

GP BÁLINT, G BÁTORY, G GASZTONYI, K TAKÁCS, K MERÉTEY: Double Blind Controlled Trial with the Thermal Mineral Water of Kiskunhalas in Rheumatoid Arthritis

 

M KARAGÜLLE, MZ KARAGÜLLE , O KARAGÜLLE, A AVCI , İ DURAK: Anti-oxidant status in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis after Spa Therapy

 

R FORESTIER, A FRANCON: The Spa Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee

12.45

14:00

Lunch

14.00

15.30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Session X: Balneology, Rheumatology II.

 

Chairpersons: Sima HALEVY, Karl-Ludwig RESCH

A DÖNMEZ: Effectiveness of Balneotherapy and Spa Therapy on Fibromyalgia

 

W BRÜCKLE: Stationary Spa Therapy For Fibromyalgia.

S SUKENIK: Balneotherapy for Ankylosing Spondilitis

 

A ALP: Balneotherapy in Ankylosing Spondylitis

15.30

16.00

Coffee Break

16.00

17.00

Session XI: Drinking Cures

 

Chairpersons: Janka ZÁLEŠÁKOVÁ, Christoph GUTENBRUNNER

 

F MARAVER EYZAGUIRRE: Mineral Natural Waters Bottled. Drinking Cure

L HALMY: Drinking Cure With Alkaline Hungarian Medical Water (Salvus)

 

Y OHTSUKA, J NAKAYA, K NISHIKAWA, Y AGISHI: Effects of sulfur spring water drinking on glucose metabolism

17.15

18.15

 
Oral Presentation III

 

Chairpersons: Mustafa TURAN, Ersin ODABAŞI

 

O KARAGÜLLE, U SMORAG, F CANDIR, G GUNDERMANN, AJ BECKER, U JONAS, A GEHRKE, C GUTENBRUNNER: Are mineral waters for the metaphylaxis of urolithiasis also suitable in patients with hypercalciuria or hyperoxaluria?

 

S MILADA: The Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) Mineral Water Drinking Cure

 

P KOLISKO: Priessnitz cure with semi bath and its effect on functional change of stage of autonomic nervous system

 

A KULISCH, A DALMADI, M MÓZES, S KERTAI, G VÉGH, L HARASZTI, A VATHY, A CZIMBALMOS, Z NAGY: The therapeutics effects of Hévíz thermal water in some rheumatic, internal and psychiatric diseases

 

EL SIDENCO, I BAICAN, R ENCIU, E MITACHE: The real efficiency of the sulphurous waters at the old patients with diabetical arteriopathies

U ŞEN: The efficacy of peloid application in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis
             

 


 

10 June 2006

09:00  10:30

Session XII: Problems in Research Methodology in Balneology

 

Chairpersons: JJ (HANS) RASKER, Max H. PITTLER

 

AP VERHAGEN: Methodology and Balneotherapy

GP BÁLINT, T BENDER, P V BALINT: Balneotherapy and Spa Treatment Are Different, therefore Differently Designed Controlled Trials Should Be Performed to Study Their Effect in Treating Rheumatic Diseases

 

M TURAN: Evidence-Based Research in Balneotherapy

K-L RESCH: Evidence in spa medicine: what "pragmatic" randomized controlled trials could add

 

 

10:30  11:00

Coffe Break

 

11:00  12:45

Session XIII: Balneology in Dermatology and Mud Therapy

 

Chairpersons: Umberto SOLIMENE, Wolfgang BRÜCKLE

 

S HALEVY: Dead Sea Spa Therapy for Psoriasis

S ÖZÇELIK, M AKYOL: Kangal spa with fish and psoriasis treatment

J UBOGUI: Balneology for Psoriasis in Argentina

Alternative or complementary Dermatologic Therapy at Copahue Thermal Basin Complex.

 

S BELLOMETTI:  Mechanisms of action of mud bath therapy and its interactions with body tissues

 

E ODABAŞI: Mud Therapy in Turkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.45

14:00

Lunch

14.00

15.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Session XIV: Pediatry and Research in Balneology

Chairpersons: Laszlo HALMY, Romain FORESTIER

 

P JEAMBRUN, M FOUROT-BAUZON: Spa therapy in pediatric conditions in France

 

CF ROQUES, W TABONE, R RETTIG: The French Association for Research on Spa Therapy (AFRETH)

 

P QUENEAU, BG DUVERNAY, C BOUDÈNE: Recommendations of the french National Academy of  Medicine for the therapeutic assessment of mineral waters given in french Spa resorts

 

 

15.15

16.00

Oral Presentations IV

 

Chairpersons: Nurten ESKİYURT, Tuncay DURUÖZ

 

A ALP: Aquatic exercises in Osteoporosis

 

B E BECKER, S BORJESSON:  Quantification of physiological adaptations in respiratory function after 15 weeks of deep water exercise versus land-based exercise in healthy college-aged individuals

 

PJF LAMBECK: Fall prevention through aquatic therapy: a role in the balneotherapy of rheumatic patients?

 

GE ADAMS, A MARAIS: A pilot study to examine the feasibility and effect of water-based exercise for cardiac rehabilitation Phase IV patients

 

 

 

 

16.00

16.30

Coffee Break

16.30

18.30

ISMH General Assembly

 

 

 

 

 

18.30

 

Closing Ceremony