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Healing Destinations: SPA Town Frantiskovy Lazne

By: Roman Hezounek

SPA Frantiskovy Lazne (Franzienbad) was established in 1793. Due to its neoclassical spa buildings & pavilions Frantiskovy Lazne preserved the distinctive atmosphere of the early 20th century and. The town is regarded as one of the most charming spa town in the land.
The Frantiskovy Lazne region provides very mild climate, fresh air and peaceful city life. Many parks around the town with its promenades are a great location for calming walks. All these reasons add to the therapeutic effects of the local mineral water so as to each year attract many spa-goers.

Natural Curative Sources of Franzienbad (Frantiskovy Lazne):

Twenty-one sources containing mineral water rich in minerals & sulphur, mud with iron, and natural gas are used to cure diseases of the cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems, gynecological disorders & infertility. Local resources are also used for convalescence of sufferers after heart attacks.
The true treasure of Frantiskovy Lazne are twenty mineral springs (Glauber's springs) used for drinking as well as for baths. The curative spa is based on rich deposits of sulphurous ferric peat bog, that is proper for bathing as well as wraps. A natural leak of carbon dioxide is in addition regularly used for curing.

The local mineral waters are alkaline, salty and saturated by carbon dioxide. The oldest spring is the Frantisek Spring, known already in the 14th century and properly documented in 1793. The most important are the Glauber's sources number I, II, III and IV. The very last one wells up from the depth of 93 meters underground & has the highest content of Glauber salt in the world.

The mineral waters from the Glauber's springs are strong laxatives. On the other hand the water from the Church Spring is used for healing minor digestive health problems. Water saturated the most with iron can be found in the Ferrous Spring. It is used for healing weariness, overtiredness & anemia.

Medical indications treated in Frantiskovy Lazne (Franzienbad):

Frantiskovy Lazne (Franzienbad) provides a extensive choice of remedial therapies. The main procedures focus on gynecological health problems (adults as well as children), sterility, heart and circulatory system & blood vessels disorders, musculoskeletal system disorders & in addition oncologic problems.

General Indications for Adults:
Cancer after treatment, disorders of the heart and circulatory system (cardiovascular disorders, states after heart inflammation, heart defects, coronary vein condition, hypertension, states subsequent to phlebitis, thrombocytopenia, lymphatic edema), diseases of the musculoskeletal system (painful syndromes of the tendons, ligaments, bursaries subcutaneous tissue, extra fat and skeletal muscle, rheumatism, osteoarthritis).

Women Indications:
Sterilization and infertility, miscarriage, pathophysiology of ovarian & uterine development, inflammatory gynecological diseases, health conditions after gynecological diseases & operations in the pelvis, functional disorders, climacteric syndrome, pain syndromes.

Treatments in Frantiskovy Lazne:

Water therapy: swimming pool exercises, Scottish showers

Baths: peat, coal and mineral, bubbly, with ingredients

Massage: classical, reflexive, underwater, foot reflex massage, lymphatic drainag
e
Physical Therapy: diadynamic, interference, short-wave diathermy, magnetic, ultrasound

Light therapy: sunray lamp, solarium, laser

Thermotherapy: peat wraps, peat tampons, paraffin fango

Kinesiotherapy: group, individual, with equipment, fitness.

Reflexology rehabilitation: manipulation & mobilization procedures, reflexive foot massages, acupuncture

Further: inhalation, o2, drinking therapy, aromatherapy.

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The author is a leading Czech Spa Franzienbad destination expert. He is the head therapist of Spa-resorts.cz, leader in organizing spa resort retreats and heart and circulatory system diseases and rehabilitation expert.

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