Treatment in Heviz
The main specialization of Heviz resort is treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system. The fact is that local natural factors, the thermal water of lake Heviz and peat mud, thanks to its unique chemical composition, have a complex therapeutic effect on the musculoskeletal system.
Indications for treatment in Heviz
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
- Idiopathic gout
- Scoliosis (I-II degree)
- Intervertebral disk lesions
- Postinfection and reactive arthropathy
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Spinal osteochondrosis
- Conditions after injury and surgical treatment
- Psoriatic arthropathy
- Ankylosing spondylitis (Bekhterev disease)
- Inflammatory lesions of the periarticular soft tissues (tendovaginitis, synovitis, bursitis, epicondylitis, myositis)
Nervous system diseases
- Dorsalgia (radiculopathy, cervicalgia, ishias, lumbago)
- Compression of nerve roots and plexuses in intervertebral disc disorders
- Post laminectomy syndrome (conditions after surgical treatment for intervertebral disc herniation)
- Neuralgia and neuritis
- Consequences of spinal cord injury
The course of drinking treatment with thermal mineral sulphur water is effective in treating the following groups of diseases:
Diseases of the digestive organs:
- Atonic constipations
- Constipation
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Chronic gastritis with increased secretory activity
- Colitis
- Duodenitis
- Hemorrhoids
Respiratory diseases
- Upper respiratory tract catarrh
- Chronic sinusitis
- Chronic rhinitis
- Chronic tonsillitis
- Chronic pharyngitis
- Chronic laryngitis
Gynecological diseases
- Small pelvic inflammatory diseases with unchanged hormonal function
- Menopause and climacteric period
How is treatment carried out in Heviz
Introductory examination by a doctor
Introductory examination by a doctor is carried out after the guest has checked into the spa hotel. The doctor clarifies the diagnosis (if necessary, prescribes additional examinations or laboratory tests), determines possible contraindications to certain procedures and prescribes an individual treatment course. In addition, doctor-balneologist, taking into account the peculiarities of the patient's health, prescribes the optimal schedule of the bathing duration in the thermal lake Heviz, the visit to which is considered the main therapeutic procedure at the resort. It is recommended to bring with you the available laboratory results, medical examinations and the conclusion of your attending physician (no later than six months ago) - this will save time and money for medical examinations at the resort.
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How to treat the musculoskeletal system in Heviz
The treatment in Heviz is based on the combined effect of several therapeutic methods on the body:
Hydrotherapy. The main procedure is daily bathing in the thermal lake Heviz. Staying in the thermal water of the lake relaxes muscles well, improves blood circulation, relieves edema, has an anti-inflammatory effect, stabilizes pressure, improves joint mobility, normalizes metabolism in tissues, increases immunity. Radon contained in the lake Heviz in small amounts activates the mechanisms of self-recovery of the body.
How to properly take water procedures in lake Heviz
- In the thermal lake Heviz water procedures can be carried out at any time - its temperature does not drop below 24 °C even in the winter months.
- Swimming in the thermal lake Heviz should not be uncontrolled, it is necessary to consult with a doctor in the spa hotel. Thermal water has a very strong effect on the body. That's why it is recommended to swim mainly passively, to stay in the water no more than 20 minutes in one session (especially for people with heart disease). At the same time, movements in the water contribute to a more active flow into the body through the pores of the skin of useful trace elements contained in the Heviz water.
- When taking water procedures in the thermal lake, it is necessary to periodically take a static vertical position in the water - this helps to stretch the spine.
- The healing water of lake Heviz stimulates the hormonal activity of the adrenal glands, so the body itself suppresses inflammatory processes and painful sensations pass quickly enough.
- Bathing in the lake is not recommended for children under 14 due to the influence of Heviz's thermal water on the body's hormonal system.
There are private pools with thermal mineral water at Heviz spa hotels. But in most of them the thermal water is renewed once a week, so the useful microelements disappear from it. Lake Heviz has a unique natural circulation of thermal water (completely renewed in 48 hours), so bathing in the lake is much more effective than in the thermal pool.
In addition, bathing in a thermal lake is much more effective than in a thermal pool, also for these reasons:
Firstly, in the thermal lake there is a constant movement of water and particles of healing peat mud, so the lifting power of the lake water is higher than in the pool. Swimming in the lake therefore requires less physical activity (which is especially important for people with joint mobility disorders).
Secondly, in the thermal lake there is an exchange of mineral substances between the water and the peat mud at the bottom. The mud is enriched with the minerals it receives from the water and the water with organic substances from the mud. Thus, while bathing in the lake, a person is exposed to a unique complex of microelements, which cannot be repeated in the thermal pool environment.
Thirdly, the thermal lake contains Thiobacillus bacteria, which penetrate the body, affect metabolism and improve cartilage tissue.
Mud therapy, that is very effective in relieving joint pains and inflammatory processes. Mud procedures strengthen blood circulation, saturate cartilage tissue with useful micro elements, remove toxins from the body. Depending on the specific indications, Heviz has general mud applications (for the whole body) and local mud applications (mainly for joint problems).
It is important to remember that common mud applications are undesirable for patients with cardiological problems as they put pressure on the heart. Depending on the cardiovascular system function and general symptomatology, the doctor prescribes hot or warm local mud applications.
The unique humic applications are also used in Heviz. The humic acid concentrate obtained from Heviz's therapeutic mud is used in wraps, which, unlike the mud procedures, can be used by patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases. The humino concentrate contains the same useful elements as peat mud and is easily assimilated by human cells. This procedure promotes complete muscle relaxation, improves blood circulation, removes toxins from the body, removes inflammatory processes and relieves pain.
Physiotherapy. The main physiotherapeutic procedure at Heviz resort is underwater spine traction - this procedure was developed and first applied in Heviz. The patient plunges into a pool with thermal mineral water and is supported in an upright position by a special device. Thermal water (usually 38 °C) relaxes muscles well and under the influence of natural body weight or additional weights (hanging on different parts of the body depending on the doctor's prescription) the spine is extending. In this way, pinched nerve endings are released, excessive tension in the spine is relieved, vertebral discs become in place, curvature correction of the spinal column takes place.
Some spa hotels in Heviz also offer unique procedures to correct the spine with the newest medical equipment.
Electrotherapy, which effectively eliminates inflammatory processes in problem regions of the musculoskeletal system, reduces pain syndromes, stimulates regenerative processes in damaged tissues.
Heviz resort is also a natural inhalation area. The fact is that the air in the resort is saturated with minerals that evaporate by lake Heviz. That's why it's good for people with chronic respiratory diseases to come to Heviz.
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Contraindications for treatment in Heviz
- Infectious diseases
- Malignant tumors
- Heart failure
- Uncompensated thyroid disease, hypothyroidism
- Subcompensated diabetes mellitus
- Unstable arterial hypertension
- Insufficient circulation
- Post myocardial infarction
- Heart defects
- Tendency to thrombosis, thrombophlebitis, hemophilia
- Bronchial asthma with frequent attacks
- Diseases of the hematopoietic organs, leukopenia, anemia
- Skin diseases in the acute phase and with extensive skin lesions
- First six weeks after X-ray treatment for non-tumor diseases
- All stages of radiation disease
- Pregnancy at any time and lactation period
- Treatment at Heviz resort is also not recommended for people who, by the nature of their profession, have been exposed to radioactive radiation or UHF and microwave currents for a long time
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