[Effect of various types of thermotherapy in the rehabilitation of persons with war injuries of the extremities].

The aim of this study was to check thermotherapy influence on the outcome of the rehabilitation program in patients who suffered contractures of joints following the war injuries of extremities and to compare the three different thermotherapy effects: peloid, hidrocolator and paraffin. The research included 36 examinees divided into 4 parallel groups: three experimental and a control one. The observation features were: movement range, skin temperature and hyperemic halo diameter around the joint. Rehabilitation program lasted ten therapeutic days. Experimental group examinees were treated by kinesiotherapy and various types of thermotherapy. Control group examinees were treated only by kinesiotherapy. The results demonstrated that thermotherapy did not influence significantly the functional recovery. Characteristically the best thermotherapeutical effect to the skin was reached by the use of paraffin.