Whirlpool Baths

Hydropathical procedures are considered to be one of the best combinations of physiotherapeutic procedures, especially when it comes to treating joint and spine disorders.

The positive effect of underwater massage treatment is caused by thermal and mechanical factors. A hot bath relaxes muscles, increases their contractility and lessens muscle ache, which allows making an active massage and influencing deeper tissues.

Water jet massage causes redistribution of blood, improves blood and lymph circulation, stimulates metabolism and recovery processes in tissues, contributes to quicker resolution of inflammations, increases joint and lumbar-spine mobility. Protracted treatment increases efficiency and normalizes sleep. Shower massage improves respiratory function, removes peripheral arterial vasospasms, alters systemic hemodynamics, especially in case of cardiovascular diseases.

Underwater shower massage is applied to treat consequences of orthopedic traumas (fractures, dislocations, ruptures and sprains of ligaments and tendons, meniscitis, muscle damage, post muscle, ligament, etc. surgery statuses), chronic inflammatory and degenerative-dystrophic diseases of joints (polyarthritis, arthropathy deformans), spine disorders (spondyloarthrosis, rheumatoid spondylitis, scoliosis, lumbar osteochondrosis), disorders and injuries of the peripheral nervous system and spinal cord (plexitis, neuropathy, aftereffects of traumas, radiculitis, etc.), obesity, chronic diseases and damages of the muscular system (myositis, myopathy, etc.), chronic colitis with disordered motor function, arterial hypertension of stage I or stage II, peripheral arterial vasospasms, certain skin diseases (neurodermatitis, ischemic ulcer, hyperkeratinization, etc.).

Contraindications to underwater shower massage include:

acute inflammatory processes, acute or complex traumas, benign tumors with tendency to growth, arterial hypertension of stage III, ischemic heart disease with frequent angina attacks, cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorder, circulatory deficiency of stage II and stage III, acute thrombophlebitis, certain skin diseases (weeping eczema, pemphigus), and common contraindications for hydrotherapy. Shower massage is not recommended for children under 5 years and patients over 65-70 years.