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