Abstract
Commonly, the contra-indication of the balneotherapy to the rheumatoid arthritis are febrile, increased ESR and severe anemic conditions etc. In the Misasa Branch Hospital of Okayama University School of Medicine at 1965-1972, 202 patients with RA were controlled with the Spa treatment. At the first hospitarized time, 39.3% of 150 patients were within 2 years and 16.7% were over 10 years from the onset. And then 43.1% of females and 23.5% of males were febrile over 37.5°C, 46.6% of females and 67.6% of males had positive CRP and 36.2% of females and 61.8% of males had increased ESR over 60mm per hr. So many of the patients were active RA but they had the good control during the balneotherapy. At 52 of re-hospitarized patients, 23.1% were febrile, 32.7% had positive CRP and 26.7% had increased ESR, but samely were good controlled.
