Treatment in Karlovy Vary  The comprehensive spa treatment in Karlovy Vary is as old as the discovery of the site of the healing waters and thus older than the discovery of the Americas. It has been based on a tradition of more than 600 years. There are 132 registered springs in town and its vicinity, 12 of them are used for medicinal applications. The water is free of charge and springs accessible to public. Historical and present-day experiences proved a striking preventive medical effect of the mineral spring waters in treatments of the digestive tract, metabolic disorders and locomotive system diseases. Spa treatment procedures in Karlovy Vary are a complex method of applications and at the same time a method of prevention of relapse and exacerbation of chronic diseases. Thus the basis for all spa treatments are the curing sources of the towns mineral water springs, but also carbon dioxide and peat moss from Krásno near Karlovy Vary. The mineral springs serve as the core application for all treatment procedures in Karlovy Vary, its main application is the prescription of the drinking cure. The unique composition of the water favours a better digestion of fat and sugar and has a positive influence on the digestive tract and metabolism in general. The process includes a supply of ions, mineral salts and gases at a specific ratio, volume and temperature.
 Some applications are free of prescription and can be bought by any spa visitor. The natural mineral water of Carlsbad is very rich and strong in its consistency. It should therefore not be taken or drunk without instructions of a local doctor. It can unfavorably affect the daily constitution of the visitor to the spa town. Generally the visitor should consume the water of only one spring. The chemical composition of the spring water is a sodium-bicarbonate-sulphuric acidulous composition with pH 6,9 , mineralization of 6450 mg/l with the contents of dissolved carbon dioxide at about 560-980 mg/l. For details please see here: www.karlovyvary.cz.
The spa procedures are carried out in the official Spas III, V and VI and private spas as well as in the spa facilities of reknown hotels. For more detailed information about the spa treatment procedures please see on the website of the spa town of Karlovy Vary .
Indications :
1. Diseases of the digestive system:
- chronic stomachic dyspepsia, stomach ulcer, duodenum
- post-surgical conditions
- chronic gastric catarrh, chronic and acute gastritis
- functional intestines disease, chronic obstipation, irritation of intestines and
stomach membrane, - enteritis
- state after resections of small and large intestine
- gall-bladder and bile-duct disease, post-surgical conditions
- cholecystitis
- state after inflammation of liver, acute hepatitis, steatosis, cirrhosis without
complications, pancreatitis
2. Metabolic disorders:
- disorder of lipid exchange
- diabetes 1,2 degree
- gout (disorder exchange of uric acid)
- corpulence and obesity
- atherosclerosis
- high level of cholesterol
3. Locomotor system disease:
- algetic syndromes of backbone and joints
- osteoarthritis and arthrosis of big joints
- disorder of backbone and degenerate-dystrophic changes of joints
- osteochondrosis of neckbone, lumbar spinal column
4. Depression, stress 5. Paradontosis 6. Restorative prophylactic sanitary courses of treatment
Contra-indications :
- state after a deep thrombosis( at least 3 months)
- state after superficial trombophlebitis ( at least 6 weeks)
- infections disease and bacillus carrying
- tuberculosis of respiratory system and its other forms
- all the acute stage of disease
- parasitical diseases
- clinical signs of disorder of blood circulation
- labile diabetes and decompensated diabetes
- all types of bleeding
- psychiatric diseases, psychosis, alcoholism
- pregnancy
- epilepsy
- enuresis and stool incontinence, night enuresis
- high blood pressure( hypertension) more than 110 mm of mercury
diastolic pressure - AIDS
Basic treatment procedures :
All the types of baths (mineral bath, pearly bath, carbonic, iodine, etc.)
Hydrotherapy (Sharko shower, underwater massage, vibrating bath, etc.)
Different types of massage (reflexive, classical, etc.)
Dry carbonic bath
Paraffin compresses
Mud cure
Cryotherapy
Parafango
Diadynamic
Vasotrain-vacuum therapy
Additional procedures (please ask for the price) :
Swimming pool
Electrotherapy (diathermy, diadynemic, ultrasound, Stanger’s bath etc.)
Curative gymnastics
Photo therapy( bioptron, sollux, mountain sun)
Laser therapy
Gas injections
Sauna with a rehabilitation pool
Acupuncture
Magnetotherapy
Inhalations Special procedures (according to doctor’s prescription only) :
Homeopathy
Miostimulator
Teeth irrigations
Lymphodrainage
Bath with herbs
Traction of backbone
Bowel clearance
Acupuncture
Oxigenotherapy. |
