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Remedial SPA Destination - Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad or Karlsbad) the most identified spa town situated in the Czech Republic

By: Vera Berunka

Karlsbad is the best notorious spa city located in West Bohemia. It was founded about 1350 by the Holy Roman Emperor & King of Bohemia, Charles IV. Its magnificent roads & colonnades are surrounded by serene wooded hills crisscrossed by mountain climbing & cycling paths that are ideal for pleasant walks all time round.
A busy cultural events calendar, various festivals as well as international conferences put up Karlovy Vary the largest & liveliest spa town in the Czech Republic visited not only by the spa-guests but also celebrities. Carlsbad achieved its fame also thanks to its known plant based liqueur known Becherovka (nicknamed "The 13th Spring"), Mattoni mineral water, unique spa wafers, and Moser crystal work.
The remedial waters from the springs in the valley of the Tepla River have been used by people from time immemorial - both for drinking as well as bathing.

Organic Healing Sources in Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary).

The 12 sources that can be found here are rich in sodium, bicarbonate in addition to sulphates. The springs are quite comparable to each other with respect to their chemical makeup. However they appear out of the land at diverse temperatures and contain a variety of amounts of CO2. In the view of Karlovy Vary there are roughly a hundred sources of numerous hotness and constitution. The mineral-rich mud from a nearby spring is as well used in applications. The water & mud are used to treat patients with digestive and musculoskeletal diseases, diabetic issues & overweight.

Medicinal Indications in Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary) for adult patients:

Disorders of the digestive tract (functional dyspepsia gastric, gastric ulcer disorder, conditions after surgery of stomach and esophagus, intestinal disorders, Crohn's illness, conditions after an acute toxic hepatitis and liver harm, inborn disorders of liver function and further chronic liver medical conditions), metabolic and endocrine diseases (diabetes mellitus, overweight), disorders of the musculoskeletal system.

Medicinal Indications in Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary) for Children:

Illnesses of the digestive tract (chronic health conditions of the stomach, chronic gastritis ulceration of the stomach, chronic bowel disorders, Crohn's illness, liver disorders, hepatitis), metabolic and endocrine disorders (diabetes mellitus, overweight)

Procedures available in Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad)

Water therapy: swimming, water workouts, aqua aerobics, Scottish showers, sauna
Baths: thermal, mineral, carbonated, dry, peat with components (peloid, iodine), Kneipp treatment, hydroxeur, relaxing
Massage: classical, sub aqua, massage chair and bed, Hydro-Jet Sigoroll, lymphatic manual and instrumental
Physical treatment: galvanization, interference, small wave diathermy, magnetic therapy, ultrasound therapy, vacuo-compressio, myostimulator
Radiance therapy: sunray, biolamp, solarium, laser
Thermo-therapy: mud wraps, paraffine, lavatherm, pelotherm, cryotherapy
Kinesitherapy: group, pilates, personal
Reflexotherapy treatment: breathing, acupuncture, mobilization & management, reflexive foot massage, underwater acupressure, soft tissue techniques
Supplementary procedury: CO2 insufflation, intestinal lavage with mineral water, oxygen therapy, drinking healing

VIP Tourists of Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad)

The listing of remarkable figures that visited Karlovy Vary is thanks to the fame of the city extremely extensive. The spa city has been the favorite summer season choice in particular for lots of musicians, writers & poets but also polititions. Amongst them was Johann W. Goethe as well as the Russian Tsar Peter the Great, German philosopher Johann Fichte Gottlieb, German poet 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 in addition visited by plentiful famous actors & film directors thanks to the yearly Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary) International Movie Fest.

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Author is a Czech Health 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 (Carlsbad or Karlsbad) and other SPA destinations such as Marienbad, Franzienbad and etc.

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