External hydrotherapy

• Bath therapy

Depending on the temperature of thermal waters are divided into: cold (with water temperature up to 20^The C), hypothermic (with a temperature of 20-30^The C), warm (with water temperature 30-38^The c) and hyperthermic (with a temperature higher than 38^The C). Thermal baths are suitable for:

• Arthritis
• Rheumatic diseases
• Skin diseases
• Certain peripheral vascular diseases

The thermal bath is done by immersing the body in an individual bath or pool and lasts about 20 minutes. It is recommended to be done in the morning and after complete digestion. A treatment cycle usually lasts 2 weeks and includes one bath per day. After the bath, it is recommended to rest the bather, well covered, for 20 to 30 minutes.

• Showers

Showers with appropriate water pressure can be cold, lukewarm, hot and superheated. They are indicated for:

• Rheumatic diseases

Those used for rheumatic diseases are only warm and superheated showers.

External hydrotherapy

• Hydromassages

They rely on applying pressure to the human body while it is in the thermal water. The temperature of the mineral water varies between 34-37^The Celsius. They are indicated for:

• Post-traumatic treatments of fractures and injuries
• Arthritis
• Backaches
• Sciatica
• Spondyloarthritis etc.

The duration of the massage is 20 minutes and is done on a different group of muscles, depending on the bather's position.

• Hydrokinetic therapy

It is the combination of bath therapy and kinesiotherapy in the water. Indicated for:

• Rheumatic diseases
• Musculoskeletal diseases