Carlsbad is the best acknowledged spa town situated in West Bohemia. It was established about 1350 by the Holy Roman Emperor & King of Bohemia, Charles IV. Its grand roads and colonnades are surrounded by peaceful forested hills crisscrossed by climbing and biking ways that are perfect for lovely walks all time of the year round.
A busy cultural events calendar, many festivals & international conferences make Carlsbad the leading & liveliest spa town in the Czech Republic visited not only by the spa-guests but also celebrities. Karlovy Vary achieved its fame also thanks to its known herbal liqueur called Becherovka (nicknamed "The 13th Spring"), Mattoni mineral water, matchless spa wafers, and Moser crystal work.
The remedial waters from the springs in the valley of the Tepla River have been used by public from time immemorial - both for drinking as well as bathing.
Organic Healing Sources in Karlovy Vary.
The 12 springs that can be found here are rich in sodium, bicarbonate in addition to sulphates. The springs are quite similar to each other with regard to their chemical structure. But they come out of the land at diverse temperatures & include numerous quantities of CO2. In the surroundings of Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad or Karlsbad) there are just about a hundred sources of various temperature and composition. The mineral-rich mud from a nearby spring is also used in treatment options. The mineral water & mud are used to cure patients with digestive and musculoskeletal problems, diabetes and obesity.
Medical Indications in Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad or Karlsbad) for adults:
Health conditions of the digestive tract (functional dyspepsia gastric, gastric ulcer disease, conditions after surgical procedure of stomach and esophagus, intestinal disorders, Crohn's disease, conditions after an acute toxic hepatitis and liver injure, inborn disorders of liver function and further chronic liver conditions), metabolic and endocrine disorders (diabetes mellitus, obesity), disorders of the locomotor system.
Medical Indications in Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary) for Children:
Illnesses of the digestive tract (chronic conditions of the stomach, chronic gastritis ulceration of the stomach, chronic bowel conditions, Crohn's illness, liver disorders, hepatitis), metabolic and endocrine illnesses (diabetes mellitus, obesity)
treatments available in Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad or Karlsbad)
Water therapy: swimming, water physical exercises, aqua aerobics, Scottish showers, sauna
Baths: thermal, mineral, carbonated, dry, peat with ingredients (peloid, iodine), Kneipp therapy, hydroxeur, soothing
Massage: classical, sub aqua, massage chair & bed, Hydro-Jet Sigoroll, lymphatic hand & instrumental
Physical remedy: galvanization, interference, small wave diathermy, magnetic therapy, ultrasound therapy, vacuo-compressio, myostimulator
Light therapy: sunray, biolamp, solarium, laser
Thermo-therapy: mud wraps, paraffine, lavatherm, pelotherm, cryotherapy
Kinesitherapy: group, pilates, personal
Reflexotherapy treatment: inhalation, acupuncture, mobilization and management, impulsive foot massage, underwater acupressure, soft tissue procedures
Other: CO2 insufflation, intestinal lavage with mineral water, oxygen therapy, drinking healing
VIP Tourists of Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad)
The listing of remarkable records that visited Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad or Karlsbad) is thanks to the fame of the town incredibly extended. The spa town has been the most wanted summer time choice in particular for a lot of musicians, writers and poets but also known political figures. Amongst them was Johann W. Goethe as well as the Russian Tsar Peter the Great, German philosopher Johann Fichte Gottlieb, German writer Heinrich Heine, the mistress of Royal leader Franz Joseph I, the artist Katharina Schratt, Rothschild Rockefeller, industrialist Arthur Krupp, Izzet Pasha from Constantinople, Chinese Ambassador Chen Soen Ling. Every year the city is as well visited by various well-known artists & film directors thanks to the yearly Karlovy Vary International Film Fest.
Author Resource:
Author is a Czech Spa history and treatments expert. He is the head therapist of Spa-resorts.cz, leader in organizing spa resort getaways in famous Czech spa townKarlovy Vary (Carlsbad) and other SPA destinations such as Marienbad, Franzienbad and etc.
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