Treatment
The fame of Karlovy Vary has spread into the whole world thanks to
its mineral springs. Thermal water in Karlovy Vary contains almost all minerals which are
important for us. The advantageous composition of these curative springs has effects
against inflammations. A lot of trace elements are very important during chemical
reactions in metabolism.
The Karlovy Vary water cures inflammations and repairs bad functions of
the digestion. It improves making energy in our bodies, immunity and helps removing
harmful substances. According to hundred-year-old experience of spa doctors the most
important thing is the drinking of thermal springs on prescription.
The other curative procedures fill the treatment. Besides drinking
treatment the thermal springs are used for having a bath, the clyster, the massages of
gums, the thermal sprig gas is used too.
A lot of spa guests have more problems and the treatment is continued
by massages, the hydrotherapy, the electrotherapy, practicing the oxygen treatment. The
diet plan is sure for all patients.
Neither curative experience from the past nor new medical discoveries
are able to cure chronic diseases. People have to live with them. Excellent results of the
treatment in Karlovy Vary improve many chronic problems.
The quality of life depends on this, too and it influences its length
because nobody has died of the age yet, but all of diseases. The person is more than an
empty biological machine. He has a soul too. The hope of the treatment of the chronic
disease is in the complex treatment which includes the beauty of the town, the nature and
a historical atmosphere of lost generations. Improving health is the main reason for
people coming to Karlovy Vary after trying effects of well-known thermal springs.
Twelve of about one hundred mineral springs in Karlovy Vary are used in
the drinking cure. Their basic compositions are similar but they differ in temperature and
the amount of carbon dioxide, and that is why their effects are different as well. The
colder springs usually have a slightly purgative effect while the warmer ones make the
production of bile and stomach juices slower.
Indications to spa treatment
Digestion tracts, Disordered matabolism, Motion tract, Kidneys and urinary tract, Liver and gall-bladder diseases, Corpulence, Musculature - skeletal syst?m and connective tissue diseases, Digestion system diseases.
Procedures
| - entrance medical examination - control medical examination - schedule prescription - aroma massage of head and neck - thermal water basin - moor application - peloid application - parafango - peat bath - cryotherapy - hydrotherapy - dental irrigation - partial classical massage - underwater massage - hydroxeur - hydro jet - sauna - paraffin - pneumopuncture |
- Scottish jet - reflexive massage - whirling bath - instrumental lymphatic drainage - physical training - fitness - group physical training in basin - solux - diathermy - galvanic four chamber bath - solarium - endo-vaco - sono - magneto therapy - diadynamics - vasotrain - traction - inhalations - pearl bath - carbonate bath |
Services for extra pay:
| -special laboratory investigation - bicycle-metry - Holter EKG, BP - cardiologic investigation - videogastroscopy - videocoloscopy - pHmetry - esophagus manometry - GE investigation - densitometry - dermatologic investigation - sonography - specialist's consilliary investigation |
- medicaments - food to door - spirometry - complex classic massage - manual lymphatic drainage - colon therapy - laser - gerovital treatment - oxygen therapy - acupuncture - manipulation - individual physical training |
An oxygenated bath: a micromassage of skin and subcutis with compressed air running
through a sort of a grating. It is done in warm /36-37 oC/, whirling water.
A carbon – dioxide bath: It makes use of mineral sprudel water. The dissolved
carbon-dioxide promotes circulation of skin and subcutis.
Herbal bath: an oxygenated bath in mineral water with some herbal extracts.
Pouring, sprinkling: hydrotherapy makes use of water with different temperatures and
influences positively the whole body.
Hydroxeur: vanová lázen spojená s pusobením
drobných proudu vody z trysek, zlepšuje prokrvení a odstranuje svalovou ztuhlost.
Classical massage: A classical massage is a manual massage which positively influences
tissues and imroves absorption of waste products of the metabolism.
Underwater massage: An underwater massage is a very pleasant massage made with water under
pressure.
Parafin: Paraffin and peat packings warm up painful parts of your body.
Pneumopuncture: An application of small amounts of carbon dioxide to acupunctural points.
Magnetic- therapy: in based on the effect of the magnetic field. It alleviates pains,
helps to promote the circulation and improves the tissue alimentation.
Ultrasound: The ultrasonic method has mechanical, chemical, thermal and biological effects
especially on the locomotive organs.
Oxygenotherapie: Is based on the inhalation of oxygen and the administration of important
substances, vitamins and various trace elements.
Reflexive massage: A reflexive massage is a classical massage which influences reflexive
changes of skin, sub cutis and muscles
Composition Of Mineral Water
As to composition the Karlovy Vary water ranks among sodium-bicarbonate-sulphuric acidulous waters with the total, mineralization at about 6,4 g/l and the content of disolved carbon dioxide at about 560-980 mg/l.
| Cations [mg/l] | Anions [mg/l] | Non-dissociated components [mg/l] |
Total mineralization [mg/l] |
| Li+ 2,91 Na+ 1,699 K+ 92,24 Cu2+ 0,012 Be2+ 0,065 Mg2+ 45,2 Ca2+ 124,4 Sr2+ 0,48 Zn2+ 0,059 UO22+0,011 Mn2+ 0,098 Fe+ 1,271 |
F- 6,45 Cl- 598,5 Br- 1,398 I- 0,025 HS- 0 SO42- 1,629 NO2- 0 NO3- 0 HPO42- 0,359 HAs042- 0,203 HCO3- 2,150 |
HBO2- 2,23 H2SiO2- 94,81 |
TDS - 5,306 mg/l pH 6,9 Content CO2 813,2 Osmotic pressure 152,5 mOsm Conductivity (at 20 C) 6,64 mS/cm Density(at 20 C) 1,0035 kg/l rH 25,7 |
Springs
| No. | Spring name | Location | t [o C] | V [l/min] | Accessibility |
| 1 | Sprudel | Sprudel Colonnade | 73.0 | 2,000 | open daily 6 a.m-6.30 p.m |
| 2 | Charles IV | Market Colonnade | 63.8 | 4.8 | open nonstop |
| 3 | Lower Castle Spring | Castle Colonnade | closed | ||
| 4 | Upper Castle Spring | Castle Colonnade | closed | ||
| 5 | Market Spring | Market Colonnade | 61.6 | 4.9 | open nonstop |
| 6 | Mill Spring | Mill Colonnade | 52.7 | 4.5 | open nonstop |
| 7 | Nymph Spring | Mill Colonnade | 60.1 | 4.8 | open nonstop |
| 8 | Prince Vaclav I Spring | Mill Colonnade | 63.7 | 4.2 | open nonstop |
| 8a | Prince Vaclav II Spring | Mill Colonnade | 60.4 | 2.9 | open nonstop |
| 9 | Libuse Spring | Mill Colonnade | 59.6 | 3.1 | open nonstop |
| 10 | Rock Spring | near the Mill Colonnade | 45.4 | 2.0 | open nonstop |
| 11 | Liberty Spring | the pavilion near Spa III | 59.0 | 5.5 | open nonstop |
| 12 | Park Spring | Military Spy Sanatorium | closed |