Procedures in Birstonas
Salt cave
Inhalation of moist ionized air enriched with minerals and trace elements has a therapeutic effect. The air in the salt room (artificial salt cave) has a beneficial effect on the respiratory tract, skin diseases (eczema, psoriasis), the thyroid gland, all kinds of allergies, blood pressure.
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Shiatsu massage
Japanese therapeutic massage, which is performed by pressing on the biologically active points. It is very effective in migraine, bronchitis, neuralgia, scoliosis, radiculitis, osteochondrosis, arthritis, arthrosis.
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Shock-wave therapy
During the procedure, infrasound is used, which accelerates cell metabolism, promotes the elimination of toxins from the body, cell regeneration, accelerates the healing of wounds and fractures, and has an anesthetic effect.
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Spinal traction (stretching the spine)
Spinal traction or dry spinal traction is most often carried out under the patient’s own body weight. For the treatment using special traction tables - horizontal or vertical. The duration of the dry stretching procedure varies from a few minutes to an hour. Indications for traction: spinal injuries, spinal curvature (scoliosis, lordosis, kyphosis), nerve infringement (radicular syndrome, sciatica). If the back pain is caused by a pinched nerve, it is necessary to achieve decompression. If the patient has a hernia from 3 mm, then traction of the spine is undesirable. After traction, the patient must strengthen the muscles of the back, otherwise this procedure may give complications.
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Stone massage
Volcanic rock stones, which retain heat well, warm up to 50 °C. They carry out massage techniques, after that they are laid out on the back. The effect of the massage - improving blood circulation, reducing pain, stimulating the immune and lymphatic systems.
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Swimming pool with mineral water
The mineral pool, as a procedure, has a simultaneous mechanical, thermal and chemical effect on the body. Mechanical action due to hydrostatic effects, which improves blood microcirculation in the body. The warmth of mineral water heat up internal organs, improves metabolism, and has an analgesic effect. Chemicals contained in mineral water (and this, as a rule, iron, bromine, boron, silicon, sodium, calcium, potassium and magnesium) affect the skin reflexively, irritating nerve endings, and humorically, that is, penetrate the skin, saturating blood. In addition, the patient, while in the pool, inhales vapors of mineral water, which are useful in terms of the effects on the respiratory organs.
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Swimming pool with thermal water
Swimming in a pool with thermal water is an extremely effective method of treatment of the musculoskeletal system, muscles and joints, recovery from surgery and injuries. Thermal water has a mechanical, thermal and chemical effect on the body. Mechanical due to hydrostatic effect, which improves blood microcirculation in the body. The warmth of the water heat the internal organs, improves metabolism, has an analgesic effect. Chemicals contained in thermal water, affect the skin reflexively, irritating the nerve endings, and humoral, that is, penetrate the skin, saturating the blood.
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Thai massage
It improves blood circulation, reduces edema, removes toxins from the body, develops joints, stabilizes the nervous system.
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Ultrasound
When ultrasound affects the body, its energy is converted into heat, which is why this procedure has a more thermal effect. Ultrasound promotes tissue micromassage, which increases blood circulation, stimulates metabolic processes and improves tissue function. Since skin can reflect ultrasound, ultrasound exposure region is usually worked with gel. Ultrasound is very effective for the treatment of myalgia, neuralgia, neuritis, arthrosis, arthritis, periarthritis. It should be noted that in the treatment of even one joint there is a parallel improvement in the condition of the other joints - this is a special property of ultrasound exposure. Contraindications for ultrasound treatment: tumors, pulmonary tuberculosis, hypertension, hypothyroidism, pregnancy.
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Underwater massage
The massage is performed by the pressure of the water jet when the patient is immersed in a bath. The procedure effectively relaxes muscles, relieves spasms, activates blood circulation.
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Underwater spine traction
UNDERWATER TRACTION - a method of treatment that combines the effects of mineral or fresh water on the body with traction techniques. Exposure to water at a temperature of 36-37 °C leads to a decrease in the tone of the striated muscles, this in turn leads to an increase in the distance between the vertebrae. The intervertebral foramen through which the spinal nerves pass are widening. It also provides the elimination of muscle contractures, eliminates vascular spasm - improves blood flow to the affected area, which facilitates traction. It is shown underwater traction in order to reduce disc protrusion, lumbosacral and cervical brachial radiculitis, as a result of osteochondrosis, with discogenic pain syndromes, initial manifestations of ankylosing spondylitis and deforming spondylosis, with spinal curvature. The relative contraindications for underwater traction include diseases of the cardiovascular system, kidney, liver, gallbladder. The doctor prescribes an underwater traction technique, depending on the location of the pathological changes, the patient’s position is chosen vertically or horizontally, time of the procedure and the use of additional weighting amount in the course of procedures. Underwater traction can be prescribed from 14-15 years. Repeated treatment if necessary can be done in 6-8 weeks.
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Vacuum massage
Vacuum massage is a procedure that improves blood circulation and increases metabolism. Vacuum massage creates pressure drops, with the result that blood gets better to biologically active points, and regeneration processes are improved. Vacuum massage is contraindicated in: malignant tumors, acute inflammatory and infectious diseases, skin and blood diseases, acute rheumatism, tuberculosis, thrombophlebitis.
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Vertical bath
Vertical bath is a physiotherapeutic procedure that is performed to stretch the spine. The procedure is carried out in several cycles: first, under the guidance of a physiotherapist, the patient does several exercises in the water to stretch the back muscles, then the patient hangs on special devices (vertical board, trapezium) and his spine is pulled out under natural body weight. This procedure promotes the release of stranded nerves in the intervertebral discs, has a relief effect on the spine and relieves pain. Vertical baths are contraindicated for patients with large hernias, which, on the recommendation of a physician, should be surgically removed.
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Water supply from the spring
In this spa hotel held thermal or mineral water (depending on what type of healing water is at a particular resort). This means that some water procedures (as a rule, mineral or thermal baths, pearl and carbon dioxide baths, hydroxer, gum irrigation, underwater massage, etc.) are carried out on the basis of natural healing water.
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