Syllabus
Lectures:
1. Introduction to balneology
2. Mineral waters - occurrence, classification
3. Natural healing gases
4. Peloids
5. Climatic treatment.
6. External and internal balneotherapy
7. Medical nutrition
8. Regime measures
9. Medical physical education
10. Spa treatment
11. Current legal standards related to spa treatment
12. Indications and contraindications to the use of natural medicinal sources 13-14. New approaches in physical therapy Exercises:
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14. Practice and application of balneotherapy procedures in a clinical workplace
Annotation
The course introduces the possibilities of using natural healing resources in the rehabilitation treatment and their effects on the human body. Furthermore, it introduces indications of spa treatment and new trends in this field.
The course is also aimed at acquiring skills in the application of balneotherapy treatments.