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Remedial SPA Destination - Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) the most branded spa city located in the Czech Republic

By: Petr Kovar


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Karlsbad is the best recognized spa city located in West Bohemia. It was established about 1350 by the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia, Charles IV. Its distinguished roads as well as colonnades are surrounded by tranquil forested hills crisscrossed by climbing and biking paths that are ideal for pleasurable walks all year round.
A busy cultural events calendar, several festivals & international conferences put up Karlovy Vary the largest & liveliest spa town in the Czech Republic visited not only by the spa-goers but also celebrities. Carlsbad achieved its fame also thanks to its well-known plant based liqueur named Becherovka (nicknamed "The thirteenth Spring"), Mattoni mineral water, distinctive spa wafers, and Moser crystal work.
The therapeutic waters from the springs in the valley of the Tepla River have been used by people from time immemorial - both for consuming as well as bathing.

Organic Curative Sources in Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad or Karlsbad).

The twelve sources that be able to be found here are rich in sodium, bicarbonate and sulphates. The springs are very similar to each other with respect to their chemical makeup. However they appear out of the ground at dissimilar temperatures and contain numerous quantities of CO2. In the surroundings of Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) there are about a 100 springs of various temperature and constitution. The mineral-rich mud from a nearby source is also used in therapies. The mineral water and mud are used to heal patients with digestive and musculoskeletal diseases, diabetic issues & overweight.

Medical Indications in Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary) for adults:

Diseases of the digestive tract (functional dyspepsia gastric, gastric ulcer disorder, conditions following surgical procedure of stomach & esophagus, intestinal issues, Crohn's diseases, conditions after an acute toxic hepatitis and liver harm, innate disorders of liver function and other chronic liver medical conditions), metabolic & endocrine disorders (diabetes mellitus, obesity), health conditions of the musculoskeletal system.

Medicinal Indications in Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) for Children:

Diseases of the digestive tract (chronic health conditions of the stomach, chronic gastritis ulceration of the stomach, chronic bowel health conditions, Crohn's illness, liver health conditions, hepatitis), metabolic & endocrine diseases (diabetes mellitus, obesity)

types of treatments available in Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary)

Water therapy: swimming, water physical exercises, aqua aerobics, Scottish showers, sauna
Baths: thermal, mineral, sparkling, dry, peat with components (peloid, iodine), Kneipp remedy, hydroxeur, soothing
Massage: classical, underwater, massage chair and bed, Hydro-Jet Sigoroll, lymphatic hand and instrumental
Physical treatment: galvanization, interference, small wave diathermy, magnetic therapy, ultrasound therapy, vacuo-compressio, myostimulator
Radiance therapy: sunray, biolamp, solarium, laser
Thermotherapy: mud wraps, paraffine, lavatherm, pelotherm, cryotherapy
Kinesitherapy: group, pilates, private
Reflexotherapy treatment: breathing, acupuncture, mobilization & management, reflexive foot massage, underwater acupressure, soft tissue procedures
Other: CO2 insufflation, intestinal lavage with mineral water, oxygen therapy, drinking remedy

VIP Spa visitors of Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad)

The list of remarkable records that visited Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary) is thanks to the fame of the city incredibly extensive. The spa city has been the preferred summer resort in particular for lots 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 Emperor Franz Joseph I, the artist Katharina Schratt, Rothschild Rockefeller, manufacturer Arthur Krupp, Izzet Pasha from Constantinople, Chinese Ambassador Chen Soen Ling. Each year the city is as well visited by various famous actors & film directors thanks to the yearly Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary) International Movie Festival.

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Author is a Czech Spa history and treatments expert. He is the head therapist of Spa-resorts.cz, leader in organizing spa resort retreats in famous Czech spa townKarlovy Vary and other SPA destinations such as Marienbad, Franzienbad and etc.

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