What is treated in Františkovy Lázně?

A feature of the resort Franzensbad is the presence of natural muds with unique chemical composition, which are in the form of mud baths and applications used in the treatment of gynecological diseases. It treated women with chronic inflammation of internal genital organs, with impaired function of the ovaries and uterus, sterility.

Spa Procedures

Spa treatment in Františkovy Lázně is based on essential spa procedures, during which natural healing resources are utilised:

•           Peat pulp wraps

•           Peat pulp baths

•           Peat pulp tampons

•           Carbon baths

•           Vaginal irrigation

•           Dry gas baths

•           Gas injections

•           Drinking cure

•           Inhalations

In addition to the above-named procedures, the spa treatment is complement with additional procedures:

•           Rehabilitation and physical therapy procedures

•           Magnetotherapy

•           Electrotherapy

•           Paraffin wraps

•           Bubble, additive and whirlpool baths

•           Ultrasound

•           And much more

Aside from spa procedures and stays, the hotels also offer a wide range of wellness stays and wellness procedures.

The tradition of the Karlovy Vary spa treatment is founded on the unique and rare natural resource - mineral water, the healing effects of which have been proven by centuries of practical experience.

The quality of mineral water has remained unchanged for centuries. The local mineral springs contain most elements of the periodic table and more than 40 elements vital for the human body are analysed on a general basis.

The Karlovy Vary mineral water is formed at depths of around 2,500 metres below the Earth's surface. It is accessible to the public by means of 15 springs that differ in their temperature and dissolved carbon dioxide content. Depending on the differences in temperature and gas levels, the springs also differ in their curative effects.

Apart from having a positive effect on the entire digestive and locomotor system, the drinking cure aids in the purification of the organism.

Indications for Spa Treatment in Karlovy Vary

•           Gastrointestinal diseases - some stomach, gullet and bowel diseases, both functional and organic, including acid reflux, stomach and duodenal ulcers, functional bowel disorders, such as habitual constipation, conditions after bowel infections and treated parasitosis, irritable bowel syndrome, or non-specific intestinal inflammations, such as Crohn's disease, idiopathic proctocolitis, or conditions after intestinal, stomach, gall bladder and biliary tract surgery, chronic liver and gall bladder diseases, conditions after acute hepatitis and toxic liver damage, chronic pancreatic disease, conditions after acute pancreatitis and pancreas or liver transplants.

•           Metabolic disorders - diabetes, overweight and obesity, lipid metabolism disorders, or gout.

•           Musculoskeletal diseases - degenerative disorders of the spine and large joints, functional spinal disorders.

•           Paradonthosis - periodontal disease.

 

What Is the Drinking Cure?

Drinking mineral water is the most important part of the Karlovy Vary spa treatment. You should therefore pay adequate attention to it. Observe the drinking cure prescribed by your spa physician in terms of the specific mineral spring, consumed quantity and drinking times. The drinking cure is primarily prescribed before meals. You should use the 200g (200ml) cups and drink the mineral water for 3 to 10 minutes. A 5 to 10-minute break is recommended between individual cups.

The Drinking Cure Decalogue

The Karlovy Vary thermal mineral water is a complex, highly concentrated mixture of natural substances and as such, it is not intended for continuous or uncontrolled consumption.

1.         It is recommended to take the Karlovy Vary thermal mineral water only after consulting a qualified spa physician.

2.         In order to achieve its full curative effect, the Karlovy Vary thermal mineral water should be consumed at the spring fountains.

3.         It is recommended to drink the Karlovy Vary thermal mineral water from the traditionally shaped porcelain or glass cups.

4.         It is not advisable to combine the drinking cure with alcohol consumption or smoking of tobacco products. Passive inhalation of tobacco fumes is also harmful.

5.         As physical exercise is a part of the drinking cure, it is recommended to take the water while walking at slow pace.

6.         The drinking cure should be taken while mentally and physically relaxed and not in a hurry.

7.         It is recommended to repeat the drinking cure at intervals prescribed by the spa physician.

8.         The drinking cure is a small ritual and other clients should not be disturbed in its course.

9.         Mineral water should not be used to water the surrounding plants and it should not be poured on the floor of the colonnade premises.

10.       When taking spring water from a spring vase it is not allowed to touch the spring stand or the discharge tubes.

 

What is treated in Darkov

Rehabilitation Sanatorium

Rehabilitation Sanatorium Karviná-Hranice is a specialised facility for balneorehabilitation of musculoskeletal system diseases and neurological diseases including early rehabilitation of post-traumatic conditions or cerebrovascular diseases. Sanatorium has a unique device for dynamic rehabilitation enables so called The Sling Exercise Therapy. In cooperation with the Physiological Institute in Prague, the department of stabilometry and static post urography was built in Karvina serving for diagnostics and the rehabilitation of balance disorders. Sanatorium is also able to treat spams in neurological patients and it provides a complete therapy for testing and training activities of daily routine and self-sufficiency recovery of the patient.

 

Darkov Health Resort

Darkov Health Resort is situated in the beautiful surroundings of the spa park and it provides a very pleasant and calming atmosphere. Darkov Health Resort is a historical part of Darkov Spa with a stunning Fryštát Chateau. A set of monitoring of the quality of treatment for specific therapeutic groups was introduced in Darkov Spa.

Curative exercises are an essential part of the rehabilitation treatment. Here at Darkov Spa, we provide both individual and group cinesitherapy, cinesitherapy on apparatus, in water, and on horse back, always under supervision of a qualified physiotherapist.

Besides the natural curative resource of Darkov Spa – the iodine-bromine water called “brine” – we also provide a wide range of other hydrotherapeutical procedures that together create an essential part of spa treatment. Furthermore they have a relaxing effect and belong to the most popular of our procedures.

Reflex therapy makes use of long-term experience obtained from Chinese medicine. It is provided by qualified and experienced physiotherapists.

Mechanotherapy

The group of procedures where we make use of the effects of various types of mechanic physical energy on body tissues. It includes classical massage, lympho-drainage, underwater massage, and ultrasound for example.

Physical therapy

In some cases curative electric currents are applied for the purpose of alleviating pains, relaxing muscles and improving blood circulation. The effects of heat and cold on body tissues are used.

Ergotherapy

Self-sufficiency training of casual daily activities, training of smooth acral mobility at limbs paresis. The training of kitchen skills and workshop skills belongs to the classical methods used in ergotherapy.

Individual or group inhalation of an effective substance (including iodine-bromine brine) directed by a physician.

Phototherapy

This procedure makes use of the curative effects of light, especially when healing dermic defects and post-operational wounds.

Other curative procedures provided at Darkov Spa

Insufflation Carbondioxide s.c.

Hypodermic application of Carbondioxide.

Curative effects:

Reflexion influence of pains and muscles tension.

Insufflation Carbondioxide s.c.

What is treated in Jáchymov?

 

The disease of the musculoskeletal system:

Jáchymov’s rarity

Jáchymov spa is unique for the strength of springs, which effectively treat diseases of the musculoskeletal system. In Europe, you can find a range of radon spa. However, none of them have such a high concentration of radon in the healing mineral water as in Jáchymov. Therefore, Jáchymov spa has been the most effective spa until today.

The basis of the traditional Jáchymov treatment are baths in radon water appropriately combined with modern methods of physical therapy and rehabilitation. Radon bath has a significant anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect and brings to our patients a long-term pain relief. Radon baths significantly improve joint mobility, increase the resistance of organism, positively affect the blood pressure, and improve the blood flow.

Of course, the spa and wellness stays in Jáchymov do not only provide the treatments. Also Jáchymov itself and the surrounding cities and towns offer a wide range ofleisure time activities. Jáchymov Spa offers comfortable Accommodation and high level treatment.

Natural Curative Resources

Radon water acts as the natural healing resource used for spa procedures. The water from all these springs is collected into a pool on the 12th floor and from there it is pumped to a height of 400 metres into an accumulation tank on the Barbora floor. From this tank the radon water is released down to the Daniel floor and distributed via pipes with a total length of 3000m into the individual balneology establishments.

•           Pramen Curie (Curie Spring)

•           Pramen C1 (Spring C1)

•           Pramen Běhounek (Běhounek Spring)

•           Pramen Agricola (Agricola Spring)

Basic Therapeutic Procedures and Health Services

•           Radon Baths

•           The minimum number of baths in order for them to be effective is 10, the maximum number is 24. Bathing takes place six times a week for 20 minutes per session in water that is 36°C with a follow up dry wrap..

•           Rehabilitation - therapeutic PE

•           Physical therapy

•           Massages

•           Water treatment

•           Acupuncture

•           Physical diagnostics and diagnostics using appliances and biochemical examinations

•           Special therapy- Brachyradiumtherapy (so called "Jachymov boxes") - This is a European specialty suitable for the treatment of chronic painful conditions of locomotive organs that do not react to the standard types of analgesic treatments. The treatment uses the anti pain effect of ionising gama rays that are applied locally using the special brachyradiumtherapy method directly on the painful area. The therapy relieves patients from pain for several months.

 

What is treated in Teplice?

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system

"Over the years, the body loses water together with the cartilage extracellular matrix. Ligaments lose their elasticity and muscle insertions become more painful. This results in lower amount of the person's physical activity characterized by a limited scope of joint mobility accompanied by pain.

At the same time, the activities of lytic enzymes lead to the cartilage degeneration. There are hormonal changes in both men and women decreasing the levels of calcium and phosphate in the body. As a result, bones are weakened, which leads to osteopenia and in a worst case, to osteoporosis.

The curative waters contain substances such as fluorine, phosphorus, iodide, sulfur, and others that supplement the missing substances very well and prevent the body from this kind of diseases.

When we see the high number of people who get disabled unnecessarily, we are shocked to find out how little we do for an adequate care of our musculoskeletal system. Spa treatment with its comprehensive approach is not only less expensive, but also more pleasant than the chronic medicamentous treatment. Some still ask if healthy people should go to spas too. However, at my age, I know personally, that a recovery stay prevents a number of diseases and keeps the body healthy and fit into old age." 

Benefits of spa treatment in specific diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, Rheumatoid arthritis, Ankylosing spondylitis, other spondarthritis, diffuse connective tissue disease

Use of electrotherapy, and magnet therapy, laser, and cryotherapy inhibits the inflammation and reduces pain in the affected tissues. Hydrotherapy procedures and positive thermotherapy help to reduce the muscle hypertonia and lengthen muscle contractions, resulting in an extended scope of joint mobility and better posture of the body. Hand and lymphatic massages have a positive impact on the immune system and the trophic properties /nutrition/ of soft tissues. 

Osteoporosis with complications

Group and individual therapeutic exercise with a physiotherapist and exercise in the swimming pool lead to reasonable load on muscles, stimulating the function of osteoblasts /cells forming bones/ and reduce resorption of the bone tissue. By improving the muscle condition the anabolic actions of the body are supported. Magnet therapy has a positive impact on bone fracture healing. Hydrotherapy procedures improve perfusion and metabolism of the whole body.   

Syndromes of painful tendons, tendon sheaths, bursas, and muscle insertions

Hydrotherapy procedures, electrotherapy, magnet therapy, and laser reduce the inflammation activity, improve perfusion and supply of nutrients to tissues, they accelerate elimination of toxic substances from the body, and lead to faster regeneration of the affected tissue. The purpose of individual exercise with a physiotherapist is to adopt correct movement patterns.   

Hip arthritis, knee arthritis, arthritis in other localities

Hydrotherapy procedures, gas injections, electrotherapy, magnet therapy, hand massages improve tissue perfusion, reduce pain, and together with thermotherapy, group and individual exercise contributes to stretching of shortened muscles, strengthening of weakened muscles, and joint centration, which leads to extended scope of mobility of the arthritic joints.

Chronic back pain syndrome

Hydrotherapy, thermotherapy, electrotherapy, magnet therapy, hand massages, and gas injections contribute to reduction in the pathologically increased muscle tension in the overstressed muscle groups, which releases the pain. Together with individual techniques and therapeutic exercise, they regulate the muscular dysbalance /imbalance/ and lead to improvement in statodynamic function of the spine.     

Joint replacement surgeries, conditions after musculoskeletal system injuries, and after spine surgeries

The complex of spa procedures ensures healing of the tissues after the surgery, reduces the post-operative

edema and pain, improves the condition of the muscles, the scope of mobility of the joints after the surgery, and the statodynamic function of the spine. Correct movement patterns are practiced to prevent recurrence of the chronic degenerative process /e.g. at a higher segment of the spine or in the contralateral joint. 

Electrostimulation of the affected nerve according to the strength/duration curve, and individual techniques with a physiotherapist as therapeutic exercise keeps muscles functional, prevents secondary shortening of the affected muscles and thus improve the functional scope of mobility and contributes to prevention of deformities and deviations in joints. It also improves coordination of the limbs, the patient's ability to care for themselves, and their mobility; alternative movements are practiced to preserve the patient's ability to care for themselves. Hydrotherapy procedures and thermotherapy improve perfusion and the trophic properties /nutrition/ of the affected nerves and muscles. Facilitating techniques enable faster regeneration. The comprehensive approach helps improving the general physical fitness and mental wellbeing.  

Polyneuropathy with paresis symptoms

Electrostimulation of the affected nerve according to the strength/duration curve, and individual techniques with a physiotherapist as therapeutic exercise keeps muscles functional and prevents secondary shortening of the affected muscles. Hydrotherapy procedures improve perfusion and nutrition of the affected muscles and nerves. Hand and lymphatic massages have a positive impact on the immune system.

Nerve root syndromes

Hydrotherapy, thermotherapy, electrotherapy, magnet therapy, hand massages, and gas injections contribute to reduction in the pathologically increased muscle tension in the overstressed muscle groups, which releases the pain. Together with individual techniques and therapeutic exercise, they regulate the muscular imbalance and lead to improvement in the spine dynamic.

Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system

Electrostimulation of the affected nerve, and individual techniques with a physiotherapist as therapeutic exercise keeps muscles functional, prevents secondary shortening of the affected muscles and thus improve the functional scope of mobility and contributes to prevention of deformities and deviations in joints. It also improves coordination of the limbs, the patient's ability to care for themselves, and their mobility; alternative movements are practiced to preserve the patient's ability to care for themselves. The comprehensive approach helps improving the general physical fitness and mental wellbeing

Indications for treatment at Podebrady are:

Heart diseases

 myocardial infarction, ischemic disease, heart valve abnormalities, congenital and acquired heart diseases, heart disease of rheumatic origin, treatment after heart surgery, cardiac arrhythmia.

vascular diseases

 spasm of cerebral vessels, hypertension, circulatory disorders, diseases of arterial and venous systems, vascular disease of lower extremities, phlebitis, varicose veins, diseases of lymphatic system, rehabilitation after vascular surgery.

Metabolic disorders

 diabetes, obesity, lipid metabolism and metabolic fats disorders, increased cholesterol.

Locomotorium diseases

 pain syndromes of spine and joints, osteoporosis

Indications for treatment of children

 After acute rheumatism condition of all kinds of children 3-15 years, sub-acute and chronic forms of myocarditis, cardiac arrhythmia, pre-and postoperative congenital heart disease, high blood pressure, neurovegetative dystonia of teenagers.

How the treatment in Podebrady passes?

After checking in to a sanatorium each guest passes medical checkup. Then doctor-balneologists will prescribe a course of procedures.

The resort Podebrady has thermal mineral water sources. But it is important to remember that this water is not prescribed as a drinking cure. Firstly, because its therapeutic effect on body is minimal. Secondly, the presence of various minerals and iron salts promotes an increase in blood pressure, which is undesirable for patients with cardiovascular diseases.

In general, treatment of patients with different diseases of cardiovascular system is performed using these procedures :

Carbon thermal baths. Carbonic thermal baths held at 32-34 ° C for 20 minutes. During the procedure, carbon dioxide is actively absorbed by skin and its concentration in body increases, whereby heart rate is stabilized, blood pressure and strain on the heart are reduced. Carbon dioxide improves blood circulation, has positive effect on cardiovascular system.

 Dry carbonic baths. Dry carbonic baths, along with water carbonic acid baths are very effective for treatment of cardiovascular diseases, as carbon dioxide lowers blood pressure, increases blood circulation, slows heart rate.

 Thermal mineral baths. The procedure lasts 20 minutes and followed by dry 15-minute wrap (to stabilize body temperature after water procedure). Heat of thermal water dilates blood vessels, lowers blood pressure and relaxes muscles.

 Electrotherapy. It improves central and peripheral circulation, microcirculation and tissue nutrition. The essence of electrotherapy is removing pain and pain impulses by stimulation of nervous system with a little force electroplexy. By choosing needed references of currents muscle tone can be increased or decreased. Variable frequency currents warm tissues and help to improve blood circulation and metabolism. Electrotherapy also has analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects on a body.

 Physiotherapy. Therapeutic exercise is an integral part of a spa treatment. It is also recommended for people with cerebrovascular diseases and disorders of cardiovascular system. Complex of physical exercises takes 20-30 minutes and is performed under guidance of a physiotherapist instructor.

 Course of treatment also includes a number of auxiliary medical and spa procedures that have complex medicinal effect on body. However, to avoid overloading on organism of patient with heart diseases, it is provided the passage of 2-3 (not more) different treatments per day.

In Podebrady doctors-balneologists also recommend patients with cardiac disease to move actively. Since Podebrady are not located in mountainous terrain and the presence of large parks and clean air have a positive effect on health.

Contraindications to treatment in Podebrady

All chronic diseases in the acute stage

 Acute bleeding

 Epilepsy

 Cancer metastasis

 Pregnancy

 Active tuberculosis