Therapies for bones and joints

Walking and moving are things that we do every day without giving them much thought until such acts become difficult or painful.

The Porretta Terme Terme waters are an excellent cure for all illnesses affecting the locomotive apparatus.

Muds, pool and swimming pool bathing, hydro-massages and manual massages are extremely efficacious in the treatment of arthritic disturbances and all illnesses resulting in arthritic symptoms. The world's oldest therapies are still today the most effective in providing benefits for the body without the recourse to drugs.

TREATMENTS FOR ARTHRO-RHEUMATIC DISEASES

APPLICATION TEMPERATURE: Mud 49°C / Bath in tub 38°C / Bath in pool 35°C

LENGTH OF TREATMENT: 20 minutes plus reaction time

TYPE OF WATER: Salso-bromo-iodic or sulphurous (baths in tub only)

INDICATIONS: all painful diseases of the motor system (bones, muscles, joints) in non-acute phase.

The spa treatment of painful diseases of the motor system is one of the oldest forms of medicine known.

The application of hot mud may be limited to certain areas or extend to the whole body. The mud of Porretta is "matured" for a full 12 months before use, acquiring important therapeutic properties which make it one of the best in the world.

Immersion in spa water has benefits for the whole body. If the treatment is performed in the pool, it enables the benefits of the spa water to be combined with those of movement.

At the end of the spa water treatment, massotherapy is recommended. This is given in the reaction room and contributes to relaxation and/or toning of the muscles. For those wanting to obtain the maximum from the spa water treatment sessions, sessions of individual or group rehabilitation gymnastics are also recommended to help improve muscle mobility and trophism.

Immersion in the spa water pool can also be associated with water gym with the help of qualified staff.