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Hydrotherapy exercises (vertical bath)

People who have faced such problems as Bechterew's disease, osteochondrosis and other mobility disorders are aware that pain felt in carrying out of any even the slightest movements pushes a closed health destroying cycle. If a person feels pain, he refuses to move and the lack of movement promotes progression of the disease, results in development of muscle atrophy, dysfunctioning of internal organs what only increases pain. Treatment of such diseases cannot be limited to exercises irrespective of usefulness of such exercises. In this case, complex treatment is much more effective. 

Hydrotherapy exercises with mineral water treatment may significantly improve the condition of the patients with the afore-mentioned health problems:

• It is characterised by antibacterial and pain relieving effects;
• Promotes metabolism and tissue trophic (nourishment);
• Stimulates regeneration processes;
• Improves blood circulation and helps to relax muscles.

In such bath, the patient may much easier to carry out active movements without pain due to relaxation of muscles and partial weightlessness. After a cycle of vertical baths the majority of people notice that:

• The mobility of the spine increases;
• Movements become much easier;
• Pain in movement significantly decrease or completely disappear.

In addition to this, the progress of pathological processes of the spine may be effectively slowed down and functioning of internal organs may improve. We will chose hydrotherapy exercises treatments to you adapted for:

• Treatment of osteochondrosis of the cervical vertebrae;
• Treatment of osteochondrosis of the lumbar spine;
• After the herniated disc surgeries;
• Treatment of Bechterew's disease.

Hydrotherapy exercises with mineral water treatments are performed with the help of physical therapist in 33 degree warm water according to the packaged tailored to you. After the vertical bath we recommend to calmly lie on the back and rest for 1.5 - 2 hours. The recommended treatment cycle is 10 - 12 treatments.