Volume 30, Issue 171, May 2026

Assessment of the impact of comprehensive spa therapy with the use of radon and radon-sulfur therapeutic waters on the level of hemoglobin - preliminary studies

Filip Kasperczak^1♦, Łukasz B. Lewandowski², Karolina Pawłowska¹, Mateusz Łyko¹, Maciej Wyskok¹, Jadwiga Kuciel-Lewandowska³

¹MD Candidate, Department of Physiotherapy, Medical University of Wroclaw, Poland
²Department and Clinic of Pulmonology and Lung Cancer of Wroclaw, Poland
³Prof., Department of Physiotherapy, Medical University of Wroclaw, Poland

^♦Corresponding author
Filip Kasperczak, Department of Physiotherapy, Medical University of Wroclaw, Grunwaldzka 2, 50-355 Wroclaw, Poland

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Comprehensive balneophysiotherapy improves health by reducing pain, enhancing physical fitness, and supporting immunity. Iron, essential for metabolic processes, is a key component of hemoglobin. This study aimed to assess the impact of spa therapy using radon and radon–sulfur waters on hemoglobin levels in patients with osteoarthritis. Material and method: The study included osteoarthritis patients undergoing 21-day spa therapy in two resorts (n=157). Both groups followed identical criteria and procedures. Treatment involved mud therapy, physiotherapy, kinesitherapy, and radon or radon–sulfur waters. Hemoglobin levels were measured before therapy and after 18 days. Results: A statistically significant decrease in hemoglobin level was found in patients using radon-sulfur water therapy (p < 0.001). A statistically negligible increase in hemoglobin level occurred in patients using radon water (p > 0.05). Conclusions: The spa therapy with the use of radon-sulfur waters reduced the level of hemoglobin in patients with degenerative disease of the musculoskeletal system. The spa therapy with the use of radon waters slightly influenced the increase in the hemoglobin level in patients with degenerative disease of the musculoskeletal system. The hemoglobin level may, in the future, along with other blood test parameters, confirm the impact of the spa treatment and its effectiveness.

Keywords: radon therapeutic waters; radon-sulfur therapeutic waters; spa physiotherapy; osteoarthritis of the joints and spine; hemoglobin

Medical Science, 2026, 30, e91ms3838

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v30i171.e91ms3838

Published: 27 May 2026