Ideal health is a perfect combination of physical and psychological well-being, a balance that can also be achieved during a pleasant holiday break. In this relaxing context, with the support of our extraordinary Medical Team, you can follow a series of healing paths to relieve, resolve or improve pathological conditions and disorders that can create concern, thus allowing you to regain your optimal health.
What is it?
Osteoarthritis (or more commonly arthritis) is a progressive degenerative joint disease characterized by changes in joint cartilage and reactive formation of bone tissue at the joint edges.
Symptoms
Arthritis has recognizable symptoms: joint pain, functional limitation and morning stiffness.
Why it is treated with the programs we offer?
A series of spa treatments specifically for arthritis based on Mature Mud from Abano Terme is a valid and effective alternative to traditional anti-inflammatory and pain-relief drugs used in the treatment of osteoarthritis. Numerous scientific researches demonstrated the effectiveness of thermal spa treatments both on the long-term reduction of painful joint symptoms and on the improvement of joint mobility and muscle strength, with major improvements on mood and quality of life.
What is it?
It is a systemic disease of the skeletal system, characterized by low mineral density and deterioration of the micro-architecture of bone tissue, with a consequent increase in bone fragility mainly related to aging. This situation leads to risks of fractures (vertebrae, femur, wrist, ankles) caused by even minimal trauma. It mainly affects women as they age.
Symptoms
It often starts without being noticed, because it does not cause any particular symptoms.
Unfortunately, in most cases the diagnosis is only made after a fracture (often of a vertebra or femur) occurs. Serious degradation of bone resistance may occur, even in the case of minimal trauma, with effects on mobility independence and quality of life.
How is treated at the GB Thermae Hotel spas?
Our spa programs to treat osteoporosis are based on Abano mature mud, thermal water, physiotherapy, hydrokinesis therapy, personalized physical activity, a healthy and balanced diet. These paths are effective in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis thanks to the natural effects of thermal mud on bone metabolism and more generally for the multidisciplinary and personalized treatment programs and protocols that can be setup for the patient.
What is it?
A chronic inflammation of the elements that bind the muscle to the bone (tendinitis) is a relatively frequent pathology involving in particular the tendons of the shoulder, ankle and forearm muscles. Inflammation is often caused by functional overload due to the repetitiveness of a gesture.
Symptoms
Symptoms change depending on the location and are usually characterized by pain when moving and functional joint limitations.
How do we treat chronic tendinitis?
The therapeutic effectiveness of mud therapy is linked to the anti-inflammatory, analgesic and regenerating action of the applications of mature thermal mud and the possibility to carry out various treatments including hydrokinesis therapy in thermal water, ideal to effectively treat this pathology.
The ideal program must be customized, it generally includes the application of mud, analgesic physiotherapy and hydrokinesis therapy.
What is it?
Bone trauma mainly relates to joint sprains and bone fractures. Sprains to the ankle, knee, wrist and fingers are the most frequent.
Symptoms
Pain, effusion, swelling and limitation of movement.
How is treated at the GB Thermae Hotel spas?
In the acute stage, the doctor prescribes an alternating and combined selection of analgesic physical therapies (ultrasound, laser, iontophoresis, and hyperthermia), followed by hydrothermal treatments such as hydrokinesis therapy, hydromassage and kneipp. Multidisciplinary programs that also include special applications of mud therapy are used to counteract joint stiffness.
What is it?
Rheumatoid arthritis is a slow developing inflammatory disease that compromises both the osteo-articular and muscular systems and is characterized by stages of acute inflammation alternating with stages of quiescence.
Symptoms
The main symptoms are related to joint and muscle pain and inflammation which can cause a progressive loss of motor independence.
How is it treated at the GB Thermae Hotel spas?
Spa treatments must be used with caution and during the stages of quiescence of the disease using our protocols that are designed mostly to prevent disability. Before starting treatment, it is important that the patient meets with the Thermal Spa doctor to prepare a customized program based on his/her current health conditions.
For this type of disability, we recommend a 14-night stay.
What is it?
It is a rheumatic disease with a major inflammatory and degenerative component characterized by progressive stiffness of the spine.
Symptoms
The symptoms are pain caused by minimal movement and joint stiffness, especially in the spine.
How is it treated at the GB Thermae Hotel spas?
Following the assessment carried out by the doctors of the GB Team, a customized program is prepared that includes a combination of: Fango Salute Più, wellness massage, a daily hydrokinesis therapy session in the thermal pool with the rehabilitation therapist. A 12-day treatment path allows patient to enjoy considerable improvement both on joint stiffness and pain.
Lumbago, Cervical pain, upper back pain and back pain
What are they?
These pathologies are characterized by movement limiting pain and muscular stiffness. Lumbago, cervical pain, and upper back pain differ from each other depending on the affected area.
Symptoms
Headaches and tension in the neck. Stiffness and pain in the back-lumbar area that cause difficulty and pain when moving. In addition, widespread back pain is one of the main symptoms.
How is it treated?
A week's stay at the spa includes an intensive and effective approach to this disorder.
The program dedicated to the back, which requires an accurate sequence of treatments carried out by expert physiotherapists under doctor's supervision, is one of the most effective. At the Hydrokinesis Center, specific weeks are dedicated to back disorders and treatments, which can be carried out in groups or individually.
What are they?
A muscle injury is an injury to the muscle fibers. These injuries can be more or less serious. An injury may occur as a result of a fall, a trauma or stretching sometimes even when practicing professional or amateur sport.
Symptoms
You realize you have a muscle injury when after a sudden movement you feel pain, or if you see a bruise or experience difficulty moving. The muscles most affected are those of the legs and arms. At the base of a postural disorder there is often a muscle injury that was not effectively treated.
How is it treated at the GB Thermae Hotel spas?
Depending on the severity, the muscle injury at our thermal spas is treated by immobilizing the affected area. In the acute stage, we apply a functional bandage and kynesio taping. After a short period of rest, it is important to carry out correct rehabilitation consisting of hydrokinesis therapy, immersions in the ozonized thermal bath, specific rehabilitation exercises with a personal trainer, ultrasound, magnetotherapy and other physical therapies. The program must be daily monitored by the doctor to ensure complete functional recovery in a short time.
Leg disorders are due to venous insufficiency in the legs, dilated capillary networks or varicose veins or by more serious diseases such as venous thrombosis.
In addition to the traditional symptoms, characterized by itching, swelling, heaviness and pain in the lower limbs (particularly in the calves), venous insufficiency may cause other disorders such as cellulite, couperose and hemorrhoids.
The causes of this annoying disorder is often found in a poor lifestyle: sedentary lifestyle, poor diet, being overweight and obese, smoking and drinking but also contraceptive medicines and chronic stress.
Therefore, prevention is very important because it allows effective action to be taken against early damage caused by venous insufficiency in the entire body. Specifically for this reason, the medical team at the Abano Grand Hotel spa in Abano Terme developed specific programs and packages for leg health: intense treatments, treatments to enhance the beauty of the legs and treatments for those who have little time available and wish to obtain visible results in a week's stay in Abano Terme and learn how to take care of their legs once back home.
The program includes:
HEALTHY LEGS PROGRAM
Neurological damage always causes a negative domino effect on the individual's motor independence.
The most frequent neurological diseases are cerebral stroke, traumatic spinal cord injuries, peripheral neuropathology, myelodegenerative pathologies (multiple sclerosis), and Parkinson's disease.
All these pathologies are characterized by a progressive loss of movement.
Which programs and spas must be chosen to help with these diseases?
At our Idrokinesis Center these diseases are treated under medical monitoring through an innovative combination of rehabilitative activities using thermal hydrokinesis therapy, physiotherapy in a specifically equipped gym, step training, and proprioceptive physical exercise.
Given the complexity of this type of pathologies, the Idrokinesis Center medical team requires a clinical report from the patient's family physician specifying the patient's current health condition, the pharmacological therapy being followed and the rehabilitation objectives.
CHRONIC INFLAMMATION OF THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT (NOSE AND THROAT)
Bacterial or viral infections or the inhalation of irritating substances such as cigarette smoke and other chemical substances present in the air can cause inflammation affecting the upper respiratory tract.
Symptoms
Symptoms of chronic sinusitis mainly consist of obstruction or breathing difficulties with blocked secretions, reduced sense of smell, pain and swelling in the nose and forehead. In case of dry rhinopharyngitis or itching in the throat, symptoms consist of swallowing difficulty and dry cough. In chronic laryngaritis, irritation causes pain, a foreign body sensation in the throat and changes in the voice.
What are the thermal spa treatments available?
The particular composition of the salty-bromine-iodine thermal water of the GB Hotels' springs allows us to obtain an antiseptic action on the mucous membranes, a fluidification of secretions and a stimulation of the ciliary system. The result after a cycle of inhalations and aerosols is a significant improvement in health and reduction of symptoms. It is important that the therapies are carried out after meeting with the doctor to follow a personalized therapy combining inhalations, sonic-ionic aerosols, nasal irrigations and thermal mud compresses.
Chronic inflammation of the lower respiratory tract is the result of an inflammatory process of the mucous membrane affacting trachea and bronchi. The causes may be an infection of the upper respiratory tract due to viruses, bacteria, and irritating agents.
Symptoms
The symptoms of the main pathologies (chronic bronchitis, pulmonary emphysema, chronic respiratory insufficiency) may be similar and are mainly characterized by coughing, breathing difficulties and poor oxygenation.
How are they treated at the GB Thermae Hotel spas?
The combination of respiratory exercises with thermal therapies with salty-bromine-iodine water used in inhalations and aerosol is a very effective natural cure that helps to prevent the progression of the disease and to avoid the reappearance of infectious flares-up. The most appropriate therapeutic strategy must always take into account the individual indications established by the doctor based on the extent of the disorder, the symptomatology and the patient's personal needs.
Skin issues that respond the best to thermal therapy are mainly pathogenesis immunological ones, in particular psoriasis, atopic dermatitis and acne, where a cleansing, antiphlogistic, decongestant and sedative action of itching can be obtained.
How are they treated at the GB Thermae Hotel spas?
The use of mud-balneotherapy in thermal water in the treatment of numerous chronic inflammatory skin diseases is a widely used, effective, side-effect-free, and therapeutic technique.
The program also includes exercises in water in the private Hydrokinesis pool and therapeutic body massages with emollient products.
Our dermatologist and the GB medical team are at your disposal to organize your stay in the best possible way with the aim of improving these annoying conditions.
Musculo-skeletal surgeries and post-surgical recovery
Joint prosthesis replacement surgeries have become increasingly frequent due to the aging of the population. In general, all surgeries require an adequate period of recovery in an ideal facility to support that difficult moment.
Correct rehabilitation is essential to achieve maximum results.
At La Residence & Idrokinesis, patients who underwent surgery are followed by a qualified medical team, personnel with a degree in physiotherapy or specialized in motor sciences able to carry out an early, effective and risk-free rehabilitation.
One of a kind, the space dedicated to rehabilitation in thermal water includes two individual pools and a large swimming pool where the patients immerse themselves accompanied by the therapist to perform motor recovery exercises. Step training and other exercises in thermal water are carried out in complete safety and are pleasant and effective for the guest.
The Idrokinesis Center is also equipped with large rehabilitation rooms (gyms, rehabilitation cabins, and areas dedicated to analgesic therapy) and has special equipment to speed up complete post-surgical recovery.
From a hotel point of view, the facility is organized so that the patients can safely enjoy their stay. The hotel is free of architectural barriers, the rooms have a motorized bed and an equipped bathroom, the thermal pools dedicated to leisure moments have mechanical devices for entering and leaving the water. All the staff is trained to welcome guests with different types of impairment, from motor disabilities to other critical situations that arise in the post-surgical period. Individual day and night assistance is available on request.
Patients staying at the GB Thermae Hotels can rely on the support of specialist doctors.
This consultation may be accompanied by further specialized physician examinations and/or analyses that may be necessary:
Diagnosis and Assessment Area
Diagnosis and Assessment Area - Consultancy
The patient's progress is constantly monitored by the medical team during the stay and at the end of the program the patient will be examined to assess the results obtained and receive instructions on how to maintain and prolong the beneficial effects obtained.
