In Nha Trang, 60 patients with skin diseases (30 proriasis and 30 other chronical dermatitis) had had a bath in mud. Muddy bath had got an effect analgous to other common treatment with good rate of 43.3% of psoriasis, 30% chronical skin diseases and 80% of itch after 2 weeks of treatment. For joint diseases, the variation of severity before and after treatment had had an increase of good and rather good results, the symptoms of joint pain were recessive, the motive function of joint was improved.
Mineral Waters ; Therapeutics ; Joints ; Bone and Bones ; Skin

Rate of nursing staff per bed have been about 0.3 - 0.4 for nursing facilities of provinces and cities and about 0.2 - 0.3 for that of sectors. 70% of nursing facilities are good in housing condition, equipment and environment. After 5-year renewal, it was achieved some encouraged results: rate of staffs per bed is 0.7 - 0.8; rate of professional staffs is 65%. The number of staffs who were trained for rehabilitation is rising. The strategy for establishing the network from 2001 to 2010 recommended 100% of provinces/cities would have nursing-rehabilitation hospital; each administrative sectors should establish average two to three nursing-rehabilitation hospitals; each corporations would have one or two nursing-rehabilitation hospitals.
Rehabilitation Nursing ; Urban Renewal