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What is treated in Karlovy Vary?

Digestive diseases

Stomach and 12 duodenal ulcer, bowel, gall bladder, pancreas and chronic liver diseases, rehabilitation after stomach, gall bladder and intestines surgery.

Metabolic disorders

Diabetes mellitus, obesity, podagra, lipid metabolism disorders. Locomotorium diseases

Metabolic diseases with the joints damage, vertebral syndrome (pain in back), painful functional vertebra disorders, traumatic and postoperative locomotorium treatment, deforming and arthritis without inflammation, problems of vertebral and joints depreciation, juvenile scoliosis.

After-oncological treatment

Stomach, colon, rectum, mammary gland cancer (after a comprehensive cancer treatment, with no signs of activity).

Treatment process:

Once placed in a sanatorium, you will have a consultation with a doctor – balneologist, who will update your diagnosis with additional analyzes, if necessary. At once, you will be assigned an individual drinking course of thermal mineral water, which you will take in a certain dosage three times a day from one or more of Karlovy Vary thermal sources (there are 12 sources at the resort). In addition to the drinking course, you will get an appointment for medical procedures. The type of procedures will depend on the nature and course of your main and concomitant diseases. There are total of five main classical procedures: hydrotherapy, mud applications, natural gas treatment, electrotherapy, physiotherapy. In addition, complementary procedures are appointed, as well. There are more than 30 types of them available altogether.

To expedite the appointment of a medical course, you are advised to have the copies of your medical records, laboratory tests and X-rays done in the last year. Firstly, it will help doctors to choose the best methods of treatment for you. Secondly, you don´t have to spend your time on other repeated tests.

The mainstay of treatment for patients with diseases of the digestive tract is drinking course of thermal mineral water. Thermal water has complex medicinal effect on a body, it improves the functioning of the digestive tract, metabolism, eliminates acute and chronic inflammatory processes, promotes the excretion of toxic substances.

Classic Karlovy

Vary treatments include:

Hydrotherapy: natural thermal bath, pearl mineral bath, underwater massage, hydroxyurea , natural carbonic bath, whirlpool baths for upper or lower limbs. These procedures help to improve blood supply, normalization of metabolic processes, improve the condition of bones and cartilage tissues, improve immunity. However, if it is important for you to bathe in natural Karlovy Vary thermal water, keep in mind that in some sanatoriums pearl mineral baths are conducted without the use of natural thermal water.

Mud application treatment: Natural medical mud used in such procedures as mud wraps, mud baths, parafango relieves muscle spasms, pain, stimulates regenerative processes in tissues, improves the condition of locomotor system.

Electrotherapy: electrotherapy includes such procedures as galvanic baths, diadynamics, magnetic. Variable frequency currents warm tissues and help to improve blood circulation and metabolism. Electrotherapy also has analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects on a body.

Natural gas treatment: Natural gas injections, dry carbon dioxide baths, carbonic bath. Improves circulation, has analgesic effects.

Physiotherapy: Above all, this is individual and group therapeutic exercises in the pool and gym. It really helps in vertebra diseases and postoperative conditions.

In addition to the basic procedures there is an extensive range of complementary procedures, such as lymphatic drainage, oxygen therapy, hydroxeur, whirlpool baths, Sharko shower, ultrasound, gingival irrigation, inhalation, magnet therapy, acupuncture, cryotherapy, as well as various kinds of massages.

Diet therapy: Diet is an integral element of spa treatment in Karlovy Vary. Diet is prescribed individually for each patient, depending on the nature of disease and the characteristics of its course. In various sanatoriums diet food may include: dietary table or numbering diet system. To enjoy most effective staying at a sanatorium, it is recommended to undergo 3-weeks cure, since patient’s condition becomes noticeably better already in the second week.Needless to say, that in the course of planning a trip to Karlovy Vary, you may have a mass of different issues. In this case, please contact our doctors-balneologists for a free consultation.