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TOWN PIEŠŤANY

The Slovak Health Spa Piešťany has belonged to the leading European spas for more than 100 years for its treatment of rheumatism, rehabilitation of the locomotor system and the nervous system. The curative sulphur mud together with thermal mineral water is absolutely unique.

Joint inflammation is reduced and mobility restored through specialised therapies. The immune system is reinforced, damaged cartilages become renewed, and the process of degenerative joint deterioration slows down. Specialised and experienced doctors customise a schedule of treatments for each guest individually.

Spa Island is an oasis of peace and relaxation, but also of recovery through active sport. Each of the internationally-recognized 2-5-star spa hotels offers its own rehabilitation centre. The Social Centre, 9-hole course and outdoor thermal swimming pool “Eva” with tennis courts and beach volleyball courts offer additional opportunities. The beautiful park is ideal for walks, and many cafés and restaurants offer local and international specialties.

The first chronicle of Piešťany dates back to 1113 and the status of the spa increased as time went on, boosted in the 19th century thanks to the high standard of spa care. In the second half of the 20th century, the number of the town’s inhabitants doubled to the current 30,000 due to its industrial growth. 

At present, Piešťany is the most famous spa town in Slovakia and an international centre for the treatment of rheumatic disorders, as well as a crucial regional centre for culture, sports, and recreation. The second largest river in Slovakia – the Váh – flows through the town. The climate in Piešťany is typical for lowlands, warm and dry, and the area of the town has the highest number of sunny days per year in all of Slovakia. Piešťany lies 80 km from Bratislava, 150 km from Vienna, and the town is easily accessible by road and train. The local airport is able to accommodate smaller aircraft.

Throughout the year, the town hosts a variety of events, famous throughout Slovakia and around the world, such as the Opening of the Spa Season at the beginning of June, Jazz Days in July, Flower Parade at the end of summer, Truck Country Show, Country Lodenica music festival, Aviation Days, Cinematik Film Festival in September, and many others. Along with cultural events, Piešťany also offers numerous sports opportunities. In the town, you can find a golf course, tennis courts, squash centre, horseback riding school, water cable skiing, a small marina, and a number of cycling and hiking routes can be found in the area around the town.

INDICATIONS
The spa stay at Health Spa Piešťany is suitable mainly for treatment of:

• disorders of locomotive apparatus
  - Vertebrogene syndrome (back pain)
  - Degenerative diseases of joints (gonarthrosis, coxarthrosis, arthrosis of small joints of hands and of backbone)
  - Conditions after injuries or operations of locomotive  organs, including use of joints΄ substitution
  - Conditions after operations of intervertebral disc
  - Rheumatoid arthritis and related variants
  - Reactive and derivative arthritis
  - Rheumatismus outside of joints
  - Ancylosing spondylitis (Bechterew’s disease)
• Scoliosis disorders of nervous system
  - Conditions after injuries and operations of central and peripheral nervous system
  - Polyneuropathy with paretic appearances
  - Conditions after meningoencephalitis and after myelitis
  - Hemiparesis and paraparesis of vascular origin
  - Disseminated sclerosis
  - Rhizoid syndromes
  - Parkinson‘s disease
  - Neuro-muscular degenerativne diseases
  - Syringomyelia
  - Poliomyelitis
  - Hereditary idiopatic neuropathy 

CONTRAINDICATIONS (NOT SUITABLE FOR)
- infectious diseases
- serious heart diseases
- acute thrombophlebitis
- inflammatory rheumatic diseases in the acute phase
- tumorous conditions with metastasis
- psychosis
- unstable diabetes with repeated acidosis
- pregnancy
- addiction to alcohol and other addictive substances
- incontinency
- conditions needing the systematic methodical care of third person
-  epilepsy with repeated fits

EXAMINATION

Initial Doctor’s Check-up
If you are staying with us on a traditional or therapeutic spa package you will, upon arrival, be booked in for a check up with one of our spa doctors. The aim of this initial consultation is to check your health complaints, health history, that the treatments prescribed are safe and effective. If necessary the doctor may prescribe additional examinations and/or laboratory tests.

Doctor’s Consultation
Throughout your stay our doctors are on hand to give you the necessary advice and guidance to ensure that you make the most from our spa facilities and treatments. They will also be able to answer questions that you may have and can give you important advice on our effective preventative therapies and improving your health in general. Some of our signature treatments, because of their unique effects, require a doctor’s consultation prior to booking. Your health spa or hotel reception will be able to give you further information on this and how you can book an appointment to see a doctor

Doctor’s Control
If you are staying with us for one week or longer on a traditional or therapeutic spa stay, you will receive a weekly control
check up with one of our spa doctors. The purpose of this consultation is to ensure that your treatment plan is having the best results possible and that you are getting the best out of our spa services. In some cases the treatment plan might be adjusted and additional treatments advised, depending on your progress.

Final Doctor’s Check-up
At the end of your stay our spa doctors will conduct a final consultation to ensure that the treatments prescribed have gone according to plan. This is also an opportunity for the doctor to give you the necessary medical and lifestyle advice to help continue the improvement in your health once you leave. A report can be produced in German, English or Slovak.

DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
Laboratory tests: basic examination of urine, glycaemia-blood sugar, urea, creatinine, AST, ALT, blood count + diff., FW – blood sedimentation, cholesterol in total, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, TGL - triacylglycerols, uric acid
USG: sonographic examination (joints, tendons and sinews, abdomen, arteries of lower extremities, carotids (Doppler) and others)
ECG: electrocardiography examination
X-ray: diagnostics of skeleton
Densitometry examination: examination in the National Institute of Rheumatic Diseases oriented to the bone’s density measuring
WHR: Waist to Hip Ratio
BMI: Body Mass Index

Examinations, diagnostics and healing treatments not listed in the package descriptions and prescribed medication need to be purchased according to the valid pricelist.