How to choose the right sanatorium for treatment. What's new? Far from the noise of the city...
Far from the noise of the city...
Places of treatment and recreation can be divided into three large groups: sanatoriums, boarding houses, and recreation centers.
A boarding house is the choice of those for whom the main thing is a comfortable, unencumbered holiday in the fresh air and the opportunity to strengthen the general condition of the body: many of them can offer a program of restorative treatment, courses of relaxation or cosmetic SPA procedures. As a rule, they are paid separately and are actually an additional service.
“Recreation center” - for lovers of active recreation who want to relax in the fresh air away from the city, if possible with friends. They attract a variety of entertainment services: swimming pool, sauna, billiards, ping-pong, bicycles, roller skates, skateboard, badminton, pneumatic shooting range, darts, football, volleyball, basketball, badminton, paintball, playgrounds, board games, in winter - skis, skates, Finnish sleighs... Many people prefer to go to the bases in noisy groups or hold corporate events there.
So if your goal is not to undergo medical treatment or undergo a course of preventive procedures, then you can safely choose a recreation center or boarding house, focusing solely on your financial capabilities and preferences.
Health resort next door
In sanatoriums located in the suburbs of St. Petersburg and in the Leningrad region, today they treat almost all diseases. And local health resorts, which lost popularity in the mid-1990s, are now again in demand among St. Petersburg residents.
On the one hand, the level of service and medical services they provide is noticeably different from what vacationers received on trade union vouchers in the Soviet years. Sanatoriums are being rebuilt: they are doing major renovations, purchasing equipment. Well, they always had enough good specialists: the medical staff consists mainly of graduates of our St. Petersburg universities. On the other hand, our sanatoriums and boarding houses are located close to the city and operate all year round, so here you can always choose a convenient time for relaxation and treatment. In addition, more and more health resorts are offering weekend programs, which residents of the metropolis enjoy using. An hour's drive by car or train - and you are already at the resort.
The main difference between a sanatorium and a boarding house is that a sanatorium is a medical institution and by purchasing a voucher, you thereby acquire a basic package of medical services. The set of basic treatment in each sanatorium is individual, but there are also common things. For example, the cost of a voucher or course often includes the following services: initial and final doctor’s appointments, diagnostic and laboratory examinations (general blood and urine tests, less often ECG, blood pressure monitoring and cardiac monitoring), individual physical procedures, inhalation therapy, physical therapy, massage , hydrotherapy - shower (Charcot, circular, ascending), one or more types of baths. In specialized sanatoriums, specialized types of treatment are added to the basic services, for example, a course of drinking medicinal waters, herbal medicine, aromatherapy, mud wraps, etc. For procedures that are not included in the basic program, you will have to pay extra.
Among the so-called additional services (those that are not included in the price of the tour), the following have become especially popular lately: mud therapy, aqua aerobics, hirudotherapy, manual and underwater massage, aromatherapy, SPA capsule, cryosauna, infrared cabins, monitored colon cleansing (IOC) ). In many health resorts, treatment has already been reoriented to meet the needs of patients. For example, new treatment programs have appeared: “Anti-stress”, “Get rid of chronic fatigue”, “Free breathing”, “Women’s health”, “Figure correction”, “Down with excess weight”, “Cleansing the body”, “Beauty Week” , “Men’s Health”, “Urological Program”, and even “Meteorological Sensitivity” and “Health Improvement for Pregnant Women”.
Choose your profile
It often happens that sanatoriums work in several directions at once. For example, in one medical center, doctors can perform restorative procedures and prevent cardiac and gastrointestinal diseases. But it is specialized centers that are more popular - cardiology, pulmonology, etc. Agree, it is stupid to go to a sanatorium to treat your stomach, whose main specialization is recovery after a stroke. Basically, sanatoriums specialize in the following areas (the list shows the main treatment profiles, in addition to them there are other health programs):
- the cardiovascular system:“Black River” (village Molodeznoye, http://cardiokurort.ru), “Dunes” (Sestroretsk, http://dunes-spb.ru http://baltbereg.info http://kurortriviera.ru http:/ /sestroreck.com), “White Nights” (Sestroretsk, http://white-nights.ru), “Repino” (village Repino, http://repino.spb.ru));
- digestive organs:“Petrodvorets” (Peterhof, http://petrodvoretz.ru), “Sestroretsk Resort” (Sestroretsk, http://sestroreck.com);
- kidney and urinary tract diseases:“Sestroretsk Resort” (Sestroretsk, http://sestroreck.com);
- respiratory system:“Baltic Coast” (Zelenogorsk, http://baltbereg.info), “Repino” (village Repino, http://repino.spb.ru), Republican tuberculosis sanatorium “Vyborg-7” (Vyborg, village. Otradnoye), teenage tuberculosis sanatorium "Friendship" (Pushkin), children's tuberculosis sanatorium "Zhemchuzhina" (Ushakovo village), tuberculosis sanatorium "Zhemchuzhina" (Luga, village Zhemchuzhina), children's pulmonology sanatorium "Kolchanovo" (Volkhovsky district, village. Kolchanovo), phthisio-ophthalmological sanatorium “Krasny Val” (Luga district, Krasny Val village), etc.);
- musculoskeletal system and musculoskeletal system: “Baltic Coast” (Zelenogorsk, http://baltbereg.info), “Northern Riviera” (Zelenogorsk, http://kurortriviera.ru), “Sestroretsk Resort” (Sestroretsk, http://sestroreck.com), “ White Nights" (Sestroretsk, http://white-nights.ru), "Repino" (village Repino, http://repino.spb.ru);
- neurology:“Dunes” (Sestroretsk, http://dunes-spb.ru), “Baltic Coast” (Zelenogorsk, http://baltbereg.info), “Northern Riviera” (Zelenogorsk, http://kurortriviera.ru), “ Sestroretsk Resort" (Sestroretsk, http://sestroreck.com), "White Nights" (Sestroretsk, http://white-nights.ru), "Repino" (village Repino, http://repino.spb.ru ), children's psychoneurological sanatorium "Pioneer" (Zelenogorsk), children's psychoneurological sanatorium "Komarovo" (Komarovo);
- gynecology and urology: for pregnant women at risk - “Northern Riviera” (Zelenogorsk, http://kurortriviera.ru), “Sestroretsk resort” (Sestroretsk, http://sestroreck.com).
- general therapeutic: "Pushkinskoye" (village Detskoselsky, Pushkin), sanatorium-preventorium "Priladozhsky" (Syastroy), "White Nights" (Sestroretsk, http://white-nights.ru), corporate sanatorium-preventoriums.
Acquaintance is better in person
You can select a sanatorium only after deciding on the course of treatment. It is better if it is recommended by the attending physician, but if you choose a place of rest and treatment on your own, then you should approach this with all responsibility. You can be guided by the recommendations of your friends, but in this case you should not forget that their opinion will most likely be subjective. If desired, you can resort to the services of a travel agency. This saves time, but sometimes travel agencies sell travel packages at a premium, and the luxurious photographs of rooms in their albums may be either irrelevant or simply well taken. When choosing a sanatorium online, you should keep in mind that prices on official websites may be out of date. So it’s worth checking everything in person by visiting the place or, at a minimum, calling. After all, even in the sanatoriums of the Leningrad region, famous throughout the country, there may not be something without which your vacation will be ruined. For example, car parking or stable mobile communications.
In addition to various medical services for vacationers who cannot forget about work during their vacation, it is important whether the health facility has a conference room with a projector and the Internet. For others, it is important to have a billiard room, sports equipment rental (skis, Finnish sleds, children's sleds, bicycles, table tennis, badminton), children's playrooms, a swimming pool, a sauna, a bar...
However, most sanatoriums in the suburbs of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region have an average level of comfort, so the range of additional services they provide is inferior to the service we are accustomed to in foreign hotels. In some of them, the use of household appliances is still not encouraged. Therefore, before purchasing a ticket, find out everything about living conditions and conditions for work and leisure.
Yulia Paskevich
Doctor Peter
In winter, when the main holiday season has ended, it’s time to pack your bags for those who really need sanatorium treatment. All “serious” sanatoriums are open all year round, but in the “low season” there is less fuss, fewer people and, most importantly, the cost of a trip is lower.
Like other means of therapy, spa treatment has its own indications and contraindications, so before purchasing a ticket from a travel agency, consult your doctor. You can go to a sanatorium only during the period of remission of chronic diseases. Before the trip, it is advisable to do a blood and urine test, an ECG; X-ray of the chest organs (according to indications - spine and joints, other necessary studies).
Most sanatoriums have a specific treatment profile, which must be taken into account before your trip.
Resorts for the treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system
and musculoskeletal system
According to balneologists, for joint diseases, the best option is resorts with radon waters
. Radon therapy is effective for autoimmune diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis), and for inflammatory and degenerative joint diseases. According to research, the healing effect of radon therapy increases within three months and lasts up to six months after spa treatment. The resorts of Pyatigorsk, Altai (Belokurikha), Ural (Lipovka), etc. are famous for their radon waters.
Therapeutic effects for rheumatoid arthritis are also hydrogen sulfide baths
, which have a positive effect on the overall reactivity of the body, the state of the cardiovascular system, and residual effects of previous extracardiac lesions (joints and other organs). Carbon dioxide-hydrogen sulfide baths
indicated for patients with rheumatoid arthritis with pronounced dystrophic changes in various systems, the predominance of proliferative phenomena in the joints. Hydrogen sulfide has a desensitizing and analgesic effect by enhancing peripheral blood circulation and metabolic processes in the skin, joint capsules, cartilage, and internal organs. There are sources of hydrogen sulfide water in Pyatigorsk, Sochi (Matsesta), Baku, Samara region (Sergievsky mineral waters), etc.
Sodium chloride baths
improve blood circulation and blood properties, microcirculation and tissue trophism, normalize immunological processes, and have a restorative and tonic effect on the entire body.
Application therapeutic mud applications
on the spine area is widespread in case of ankylosing spondylitis and in the area of affected joints - in rheumatoid arthritis. A course of mud applications delays the development of specific immunological reactions, reduces the body's allergic mood and prevents inflammation. Sanatoriums practicing in the treatment of mud and sodium chloride waters are located in Anapa, Central Russia (Staraya Russa, Krainka, etc.), Tatarstan (Bakirovo), Ukraine (Gopri, Saki, Odessa, Evpatoria), Lithuania (Druskininkai), Latvia (Kemeri), etc.
It has a good effect on many joint diseases. naftalan therapy
. Naftalan (medicinal oil) helps to resolve inflammatory processes, reduce pain, improve blood circulation and increase the body's defenses. The famous resort Naftalan is located in Azerbaijan.
But, of course, the most pronounced therapeutic effect is observed with complex spa treatment, including balneotherapy, massage, physiotherapy, physical therapy and nutrition. Many sanatoriums practice the method of interstitial electrical stimulation according to A.A. Gerasimov. Under the influence of electric current, blood circulation in the bone is normalized, the breakdown of cartilage tissue stops, salt deposits are eliminated, and damaged nerves are restored. The effectiveness of a course of several sessions reaches 95% (data from the Dunes sanatorium, St. Petersburg).
In the complex spa treatment of patients with diseases of the musculoskeletal system, hydrotherapy (showers, baths with medicinal herbs or biologically active substances) is also successfully used.
Martial waters (Karelia)
: ferruginous waters containing sulfates, bicarbonates, calcium, magnesium, sodium, hydrogen sulfide; sulfide and saprol mud.
Valdai (Novgorod region)
: mineral waters, saprol and silt muds.
Babushkinsky resort (Pskov region)
: sodium chloride waters containing bromine.
Kashin (Tver region)
: mineral waters of various chemical compositions; peat mud.
Lipetsk (Lipetsk region)
: sodium chloride-sulfate water and peat mud.
Tinaki (Astrakhan region)
: sulfide and silt mud; sulfate-chloride sodium-magnesium brine of lakes.
Elton (Volgograd region)
: sulfide and silt mud; chloride magnesium-sodium brine, self-flowing mineral waters.
Gai (Orenburg region)
: carbonated sodium sulfate water containing copper, iron, aluminum, silt mud.
Ust-Kachka (Perm region)
: Sulfide chloride sodium brine waters with large amounts of bromine and iodine.
Glyadeny (Sverdlovsk region)
: climatic and mud resort area, sapropel mud.
And numerous resorts of the Azov region, the Black Sea region and the Caucasian Mineral Waters
.
Spas for the treatment of stomach diseases
and other digestive organs
The list of diseases that can be successfully treated in specialized sanatoriums is extensive: chronic gastritis; peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum; functional diseases of the stomach; non-healing ulcers; inflammation of the small and large intestines; liver and biliary tract diseases; cholelithiasis (except for forms complicated by infection and frequent exacerbations) and other diseases.
In most cases, spa treatment is indicated for chronic diseases in remission and subacute diseases in the phase of subsiding inflammation. But there are also exceptions. For example, in the “Kazakhstan” sanatorium (Essentuki resort) a unique method of treating gastric and duodenal ulcers in the acute stage has been developed. Only peptic ulcers with a tendency to bleed and penetrate are considered a contraindication for treatment in this health resort.
Among the various types of therapeutic measures used for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, one of the most effective means is considered treatment with mineral waters
. Mineral waters have an anti-inflammatory effect, normalize the motor and secretory functions of the stomach, bile ducts of the intestines, affect all types of metabolism, promote tissue restoration of damaged organs and cleanse the body.
The beneficial effect of mineral waters depends on the degree of their mineralization, chemical composition (gases, anions and cations, trace elements), pH level, temperature, as well as methods and time of use (drinking intake, duodenal drainage, rectal procedures).
Important!
For diseases of the digestive system, it is better to choose sanatoriums where the range of treatment procedures includes:
* intake of drinking mineral waters;
* balneotherapy with carbonic, hydrogen sulfide, radon waters;
* mud therapy.
In addition to drinking mineral water, it is useful for patients to take mineral baths
.
Radon baths
effective for biliary dyskinesia. After a course of 8–10 procedures, contractility improves and motility of the gallbladder is normalized, and the frequency and severity of biliary hypotension decreases.
Iodine-bromine baths
calm the autonomic nervous system, have anti-inflammatory and sedative effects.
Carbon dioxide-arsenic baths
indicated for chronic cholecystitis, biliary dyskinesia, chronic gastritis and enterocolitis.
Mud therapy also occupies one of the leading places in complex spa therapy.
Mud and peat treatment
has anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, analgesic, desensitizing effects, improves the functional state of the gallbladder, enhances the secretion of bile, has a beneficial effect on the treatment of liver and gallbladder diseases (hepatitis, cholecystitis, cholangitis). Low temperature mud reduces hypersecretion of the digestive glands and normalizes the reduced activity of the sympathoadrenal system.
Mud therapy can be very useful for restoring the body 3-4 months after surgery for gastric and duodenal ulcers; calculous cholecystitis. It is prescribed for biliary dyskinesias. But this type of therapy is especially effective in treating abdominal adhesions.
* Caucasian Mineral Waters (Kislovodsk, Pyatigorsk, Zheleznovodsk, Essentuki)
: combination of basic balneological resources: mineral waters, mud and healing climate; carbonic, hydrogen sulfide, sodium-calcium high-thermal waters, etc. Treatment of diseases of the digestive system, kidneys, liver, biliary tract, skin, metabolism, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal and nervous systems.
* Sochi (Chvizhepse, Matsesta, Khosta)
: subtropical climate, sea air, sulfide sodium chloride waters, iodine-bromine mineral waters, fluoride-containing waters. Treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, diseases of the blood circulation, movement and support, nervous system, skin, gynecological diseases, diseases of the respiratory system of a non-tuberculous nature.
* Marcial Waters (Karelia)
: ferruginous waters containing sulfates, bicarbonates, calcium, magnesium, sodium, hydrogen sulfide; sulfide and saprol mud. Treatment of diseases of the digestive system and kidneys; anemia; organs of movement and support; diseases of the cardiovascular system.
* Staraya Russa (Novgorod region)
: sodium chloride mineral waters and silt hydrogen sulfide muds of salt lakes. Treatment of diseases of the stomach and intestines, liver and biliary tract; nervous system; gynecological diseases; diseases of the organs of movement and support.
Izhevsk mineral waters (Tatarstan)
: chloride-sulfate magnesium-calcium-sodium water. Treatment of diseases of the stomach and intestines, liver and pancreas.
Turinsk (Sverdlovsk region)
: thermal sodium chloride iodine-bromine water. Treatment of diseases of the digestive system, movement and support, and nervous system.
Borisovsky (Kemerovo region)
: sodium bicarbonate chloride containing hydrogen sulfide and bromine water. Treatment of diseases of the stomach, liver, bile ducts.
* Kuka (Chita region)
: carbon dioxide ferrous hydrocarbonate magnesium-calcium water, sodium bicarbonate-chloride containing hydrogen sulfide and bromine water. Treatment of diseases of the digestive system.
Resorts for the treatment of diseases of the cardiovascular system
Sanatoriums in almost all regions of Russia now provide the basis for the treatment and rehabilitation of patients with cardiovascular diseases. However, doctors advise cardiac patients to focus more on health resorts located near their place of residence. If you are in generally good condition, you can also go to balneological resorts, but only if they are not located in a different climatic zone, so that there are no sharp fluctuations in the weather.
Of course, the course of such treatment is prescribed by the doctor strictly individually. To avoid exacerbations of the disease, before traveling to the resort, it is necessary to undergo a thorough examination in advance to identify the activity of the main and concomitant diseases.
Studies have shown the feasibility of such treatment for almost all diseases of the cardiovascular system (heart defects, athero- and cardiosclerosis, hypotensive and hypertensive diseases, coronary heart disease, vegetative-vascular dystonia, cardiovascular neuroses, varicose veins and other functional changes in the cardiovascular system). Some sanatoriums have rehabilitation departments for patients who have suffered a myocardial infarction.
Contraindications:coronary insufficiency, accompanied by frequent attacks of angina or cardiac asthma; severe sclerosis of cerebral vessels with a predisposition to cerebrovascular accidents; circulatory failure (accompanying any disease) above grade I; active rheumatism; thromboembolic disease, etc.
You should not go to balneological and mud resorts if you have hypertension above stage II, the presence of an aneurysm of the heart, aorta and large vessels, or a history of myocardial infarction. Such patients can only be sent to local cardiological sanatoriums on the recommendation of a doctor.
Hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, radon, and iodine-bromine baths are most widely used in patients with heart and vascular diseases. They have a tonic effect on the patient’s body, improve vascular tone, normalize blood pressure, heart rate, and peripheral circulation.
The combination of climatic factors (sea or forest air, sunbathing, the aroma of flowers and herbs, picturesque landscapes, etc.) and sanatorium regime (therapeutic nutrition and gymnastics in the hall and pool, dosed walks in the fresh air, communication) also has a beneficial effect on patients with other people).
In addition, physiotherapeutic procedures are used in the treatment process: electrophoresis with drugs, SMT currents, magnetic and laser therapy, massage of the collar area, inhalation with mineral waters and decoctions of medicinal plants, oxygen cocktails with medicinal herbs, aromatherapy, etc. All this helps a person cope with the disease faster.
* Zelenogradsk (Kaliningrad region)
: climate, clean ionized air, sea bathing, peat mud, sodium chloride water. Treatment of diseases of the nervous and cardiovascular systems, including rehabilitation after myocardial infarction, as well as gynecological diseases.
* St. Petersburg resort area
(Sestroretsk, Solnechnoye, Repino, Komarovo, Zelenogorsk, Ushkovo, Molodeznoye, Serovo, Smolyachkovo): clean, highly ionized sea air, saturated with phytoncides of pine forests; sandy beaches, sea bathing. Treatment of diseases of the cardiovascular system, respiratory and digestive systems.
* Tishkovo (Moscow region)
: clean ionized air, picturesque landscapes, chloride, sodium brine water. Treatment of diseases of the cardiovascular system, rehabilitation of patients who have suffered myocardial infarction.
* Akhuny (Penza region)
: climate, clean ionized air, variety of landscapes. Treatment of circulatory diseases, rehabilitation of patients after myocardial infarction.
* Green City (Nizhny Novgorod region)
: climate, sodium-magnesium chloride and calcium-magnesium sulfate water. Treatment of heart and vascular diseases, rehabilitation after myocardial infarction.
* Krasny Bor (Smolensk region)
: climate, sodium chloride brines with high bromine content. Treatment of diseases of the cardiovascular system, rehabilitation of patients who have suffered myocardial infarction and heart surgery.
* Vorobyovo (Kaluga region)
: iodine-bromine and sodium chloride baths, electrophototherapy. Treatment of diseases of the circulatory system, as well as gastroenterological diseases.
* Karacharovo (Tver region)
: magnesium-calcium sulfate and sodium chloride bromine water. Treatment of cardiovascular and other diseases. Rehabilitation of patients after myocardial infarction and heart surgery.
* Obolsunovo (Ivanovo region)
: sodium chloride brines with bromine, air with a high oxygen content. Treatment of diseases of the circulatory system, musculoskeletal system, skin.
* Green Grove (Ufa, Bashkortostan)
: hydrogen sulfide sodium chloride brines, Krajina type calcium sulfate water, clean air. Treatment of diseases of the circulatory system, musculoskeletal system. Rehabilitation of patients after myocardial infarction, heart surgery.
Victoria ANY (according to the newspaper “Family Medicine”)
Sanatorium treatment abroad is gaining popularity every year due to the fact that, if necessary, to improve one’s health, such treatment can be carried out during one’s own vacation, combining medical procedures, recreation and a cultural program in a new country.
Today, sanatorium treatment outside Russia has become an independent area of medical tourism. By going to a sanatorium abroad, patients have the opportunity not only to improve their health and strengthen the body, overcome depression and stress, but also receive mental and physical pleasure, get in shape, and get to know the country better.
In most cases, this offer includes prices for treatment comparable to domestic ones with the highest level of service and quality of medical services. Depending on the needs and capabilities of the patient, specialized sanatoriums will be at your disposal, the treatment rooms of which are equipped with modern equipment. In addition to treatment and relaxation, here you can undergo a complete examination of the body, which will make it possible to identify the disease in the early stages, significantly increasing the chances of healing.
All foreign sanatoriums are located far from noisy cities and industrial centers in ecologically clean regions. Treatment takes place among magnificent natural landscapes, surrounded by attentive and qualified staff, which, combined with the latest techniques and technologies, gives a powerful healing effect.
In order to choose a sanatorium that is suitable for the price and conditions, it is advisable to contact a medical provider who will help you find a specialized institution according to the recommendations of your attending physician. In addition, in this case, a full-fledged program will be organized for you, including not only treatment and recreation, but also visa processing, ticket booking, transfer, translation services (if necessary), as well as translation of medical documents.
Possibilities of sanatorium treatment abroad
As a rule, sanatoriums specialize in the treatment of diseases of one profile (for example, diseases of the musculoskeletal system, cardiovascular system, gynecology, dermatology, etc.). In such medical institutions, the treatment load is quite significant, with special attention being paid to specialized procedures. You should choose a single-profile sanatorium if you know the diagnosis for sure. However, if you plan to undergo a comprehensive examination, then you need to seek help from a sanatorium with a wider profile, where you will be asked to determine the general state of your own health.
As a rule, in modern sanatoriums, a standard examination procedure takes about half a day. If you need to conduct advanced diagnostic tests, then together with the collection and examination of the necessary tests, they will take from one to three days.
In addition, in such medical institutions you can undergo a course of rehabilitation procedures after severe injuries, a program of preventive measures, or treatment of certain chronic diseases.
Features of sanatorium treatment abroad
Modern spa treatment includes not only the latest medical techniques, medications and technologies, but also involves the influence of various natural factors on the body. The accompanying manipulations include a variety of procedures using techniques of diet therapy, massage, relaxation, physical therapy, acupuncture, etc., which makes it possible to minimize the use of synthetic drugs, and sometimes completely abandon them.
Sanatorium treatment offers the most natural and gentle programs for eliminating ailments and alleviating conditions. In many cases, during the period of disappearance of acute manifestations of the disease, sanatorium treatment turns out to be the most effective. In addition, the very change of scenery and the atmosphere of the sanatorium, reminiscent of a comfortable stay in a hotel, has a beneficial effect and becomes one of the decisive factors influencing the improvement of health.
Clean air, salt grottoes, mineral and thermal springs, mud baths - all this has a beneficial effect on the body. And besides, in a foreign sanatorium, patients have the opportunity not only to relax in the lap of nature, but also to actively engage in sports and visit the pool.
Treatment of children abroad is carried out in specialized children's sanatoriums. However, if you are planning to go for treatment with your child, you should keep in mind that some institutions do not accept children under 12 years of age.
Sanatorium treatment abroad is contraindicated for patients with infectious diseases, as well as mental disorders. In addition, it is not advisable for people whose illness is in acute form to go to a sanatorium, since in this case the flight and the stay in the sanatorium itself can lead to a worsening of the condition.
The most popular areas of spa treatment
The most popular foreign sanatoriums for Russians remain medical institutions in Europe and Israel.
Among European countries, Germany, France, the Czech Republic, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Hungary, and a number of other countries are in demand, where sanatorium treatment has centuries-old traditions and the highest level of service. Israeli sanatoriums (especially those located on the shores of the Dead Sea) attract those for whom, along with treatment, the possibility of relaxation is important. Here, patients not only improve their health, but also strengthen their state of mind due to complete relaxation.
Recently, spa treatment has been gaining popularity in China, where traditional European practices are organically combined with the achievements of Chinese traditional medicine, and this is a huge number of recipes, unique natural preparations and special techniques, the complex action of which is aimed at powerful healing of the body.
Who can you trust to choose a sanatorium?
In this case, the saying “trust but verify” is best suited. After reading reviews on the Internet and carefully listening to the advice of friends, it is absolutely necessary to form your own opinion about the place where not only your treatment, but also your vacation will take place.
That is why it is advisable to entrust the selection of options to a medical tour operator, who will not only help you choose a sanatorium of the desired profile with the best price-quality ratio, but will also take responsibility for organizing all related events and providing the necessary services that you plan to include in this trip.
There is an opinion that only pensioners should go to Russian sanatoriums. This has indeed been the case for the last 15-20 years, but fortunately the situation is beginning to improve. Market conditions also affected sanatoriums, forcing them to join the fight for clients.
So, the first thing you need to decide is the purpose of the trip. For sanatoriums it is, of course, therapeutic and recreational. This definition includes quite serious chronic diseases and pre-illness conditions, that is, nervous exhaustion, loss of strength, problems with eating behavior (lack of appetite, or vice versa, excess weight). We will talk more about the medical aspects of choice in future publications. There is a very strong medical base in the sanatorium “Lesnaya Polyana” (Pyatigorsk), “Victoria” (Essentuki), “Piket” (Kislovodsk), “Rodnik” (Pyatigorsk) and others.
It is gratifying that today you can already find a sanatorium with a fairly high level of service. Moreover, the prices are quite affordable. Especially when you consider that it already includes full board, as well as a medical and diagnostic course. From the middle price class I can mention such sanatoriums as “Rodnik” (Pyatigorsk), “Lenin Rocks” (Pyatigorsk), sanatorium named after. Pavlova (Essenutuki).
When choosing a sanatorium, you should give preference to those that have natural rather than imported healing factors. In this sense, the Caucasian mineral waters region is unique. Pyatigorsk is excellent for the treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system, skin and gynecological diseases. In Kislovodsk, chronic diseases of the cardiovascular system and respiratory organs are excellently treated. Zheleznovodsk is a health resort for urological diseases, Essentuki is a health resort for digestive organs, liver, metabolism. The main healing factors there are drinking mineral waters of various compositions, mineral waters for bathing and special washing, rinsing, and therapeutic mud. And, of course, the climate.
For therapeutic purposes, you need to go to a sanatorium for at least 10 days, and preferably 14. This is due to the course of treatment procedures. A smaller course is ineffective. Therefore, the doctor will not prescribe radon therapy or natural mud treatment if you come, for example, for 7 days.
7-day courses are good for those who just want to recuperate, change their surroundings, get some fresh air, or go on an excursion. In this case, sanatoriums offer health holiday packages. In many sanatoriums this voucher costs slightly less than a voucher with treatment, but not in all. Sometimes the price is the same for both a trip with treatment and a vacation package.
It must be remembered that sanatoriums have age restrictions for treatment. Children from 3-4 years old, elderly people will be able to receive full treatment up to 70-75 years old. Beyond age restrictions, sanatoriums offer only health-improving holidays. In addition, not all sanatoriums are ready to accept small children. Knowing that this information is not always easy to see, we have created a special section on our portal so that it can be easily navigated when choosing a sanatorium for parents with children. For children, good treatment is offered by the sanatoriums “Piket” (Kislovodsk), “Victoria” (Essentuki), “Rodnik” (Pyatigorsk), “Dubrava” (Zheleznovodsk), sanatoriums of the SKO “Adlerkurort” (Sochi) and others. Some sanatoriums operate a medical and health camp, where schoolchildren can catch up on missed lessons.
For frequently ill children over 4 years old, a trip to a sanatorium for a couple of weeks is often the only way to get out of the vicious circle of diseases, restore immunity, straighten their posture, and get rid of constant colds for at least a year.
Adults over 40 years old absolutely need to travel to a sanatorium at least once a year for 2-3 weeks. As one of my friends told me after a trip to a sanatorium, which I barely persuaded him to go on: “Cool, I really liked it! Then I didn’t get sick for almost a year! We have to go again!”
“After being on vacation, you need not so much to relax as to improve your health,” my mother stubbornly insists, and I understand her well. After all, now, at “a little over 18,” I have no health problems, but what will happen at 45+? I was especially careful when choosing a sanatorium for my mother. Where to go and how not to go wrong? Let's find out together! ;)
Principles of relaxation in a sanatorium
When going to a sanatorium, you should remember that Your main task here is to relax, therefore especially there is no need to be overzealous with procedures t: one or two procedures per day are enough. When choosing a sanatorium, I would recommend that you start from: disease profile- if you have heart problems, why treat your spine? While treating the underlying disease, pay attention to general strengthening procedures: sauna, massage, gym classes.
When planning a vacation in a particular health resort, also consider natural conditions the place in which it is located, because if the local climate does not suit you, the benefits of treatment are unlikely to be noticeable. In any case, I highly recommend ahead of time consult your doctor for advice and get examined, after which you will be able to more accurately determine which one is right for you type of sanatorium.
Types of sanatoriums
All sanatoriums according to natural and climatic factors can be divided into three types:
- balneotherapy- treatment using mineral-rich waters, using them internally and externally - such procedures are suitable for people with problems in the central nervous system, high blood pressure, pathologies of the heart, gastrointestinal tract and diseases of the respiratory organs (inhalations are used);
- influence climatic factors on the human body normalizes metabolic processes, digestion, blood circulation, strengthens the immune system, calms the nervous system;
- healing mud fight inflammation, soothe areas of pain, but are contraindicated for heart disease.
Choosing the right resort
When choosing a sanatorium, start from what you need: comfort or professionalism of doctors. Many sanatoriums have good medical base, however, there are problems with comfort. The hospital should be located in ecologically clean region And match your disease profile.
Conclusion
Choosing a sanatorium, consult your doctor and give preference to a health resort that specializes in treating your disease.