The Hotel Căprioara**** find the perfect mix for relaxation, prevention and recovery by loading your body with health-boosting factors. Mineral waters as a therapeutic factor is most commonly used in external cure for baths, aerosols and inhalations, but depending on the content and in  internal cure for crenotherapy.

Although the mineral water cure can use varied and individualized techniques, there is a general scheme for carrying out the treatment for both prevention and recovery.

Internal cure mineral waters are an alternative treatment for digestive, metabolic and urinary disorders.

• It is important to know that:
• The mineral water should be drunk from the spring as recommended by the doctor, and the own Treatment Center is privileged by its position on the mineral water source 
• The timing of dosing is correlated with mealtimes, generally three doses per day is recommended. The recommended amount per 24 hours should be related approximately to each person's weight. According to the Nievre (Vichy) formula, the amount of water prescribed in ml per 24 hours is the patient's weight in kg multiplied by 10. For example: 70 kg x 10 = 700 ml of mineral water/24 hours.

External cure is the basic treatment for cardiovascular, locomotor, nervous system, genital and skin disorders.

• Did you know that:
• Mineral water is FERUGINOUS, BICARBONATATED, CHLORINATED, SODA, CARBOGAZOASE, HYPOTATED with a mineralization up to 1745,9 mg/l and CO² 2244 mg/l. 

• The treatment is applied in mineral water tubs at a temperature of 32-34 degrees. In the mineral bath, in addition to the chemical (through the action of the minerals contained) and thermal effects, a mechanical effect is exerted due to the pressure of the water on the soft parts of the body: abdomen, peripheral veins. The combined thermal, mechanical and chemical effects on the skin stimulate metabolism and hemodynamics - blood circulation. In baths, movement should be avoided, as gases evaporate by agitating the water. A bath generally lasts 15-30 minutes, after which you should rest for at least half an hour. A course of mineral water baths is made up of a series of 5-14 baths, progressively ordered according to the balneologist's instructions, depending on the ailment. 
• Low-dose carbonated baths are mildly hypotensive - they lower blood pressure by vasodilation, while higher-dose cold baths are tonicardiac - they stimulate circulation, balancing blood pressure and achieving a good functioning of the cardiovascular system.

Mineral water is indicated in treating:

• cardiovascular diseasesof different types; 
• rheumatic diseases degenerative,  
• cervical, back and lumbar spondylosis,
• arthrosis, polyarthrosis, including those caused by sedentary and desk-bound working;
• post-traumatic conditions, conditions after operations on muscles, bones and joints, conditions after sprains, sprains and fractures; 
• neurological disorders peripheral and central, mild pareses and late sequelae,
• arespiratory diseases,
• gynecologic diseases,
• metabolic and nutritional disorders,
• occupational diseases,
• stress, anxiety, panic, depression,
• skin diseases (various types of dermatitis, psoriasis, eczema).

• The mineral waters of Covasna are unique in their composition along with skunk.

• Carbonated, bicarbonated, feruginous mineral waters help with secondary anemia, convalescence, immunity, lowering cholesterol and blood sugar.

• Bathing with mineral water increases absorption and boosts the effect of face and body care products, the skin remains velvety soft thanks to deep moisturization. 

Yuliya Manolaki,

Balneologist, Hotel Caprioara 4*