Objective To investigate the therapeutic effects of hot spring on human health.Methods There were 473 volunteers recruitd from main city zone of Chongqing and they were randomly divided into intervention group（n=268）and control group（n=205）

and the intervention group were treated with hot spring intervention consecutively for 5months

while at the same time the control group did not have hot spring intervention.Before and after the intervention

the two groups were surveyed with questionaire and analysized.Results After 5months′hot spring intervention

the improvement rate of the sleep quality

mental and physic pressure

spiritual outlook of the intervention group were 96.86%（216/223）

97.76%（218/223）and 96.41%（215/223）

the improvement rate of muscular soreness

arthritis

limb edema

limb numbness

leg cramps

dizziness and headache were more than 90.00%

and the improvement rate of pharyngeal discomfort

skin itch

constipation

bronchitis

cough

skin allergy and skin disease was more than 80.00%.Besides the improvement rate of blurred vision and hypomnesis was over 60.00%.Also people from intervention group thought after the hot spring therapy their health and lifestyle were better.Conclusion To some extent

hot spring therapy could improve people′s physical

mental health and social adaptability

having apositive effect on health.