Balneotherapy is based on various treatments with and applications of medicinal mineral water, healing mud, moor, cold and heat. It can be used for rehabilitation, for the treatment of chronic diseases and for relieving psychological stress. Its beneficial effect on physical health and equilibrium is scientifically proved.
Hydrotherapy, inhalation treatment, hydromassage, therapeutic baths such as kinetotherapeutic baths, moor baths, carbon dioxide baths, oxygen baths, brine baths, sulphur baths, iodine baths, bran and malt baths, oak bark baths, inhalation baths, pine needle baths, Stanger baths as well as drinking cures and nutrition, exercise and relaxation programmes may be useful adjuncts.
Thalasso therapy – a special kind of balneotherapy – is a cosmetic and therapeutic treatment aimed at relaxation and effective in persons under too much stress or suffering from joint problems or cardiovascular disorders.