SPA therapy of arterial hypertension

In the health resorts of Russia there has been accumulated a vast experience of using natural and artificial physical factors for the treatment of arterial hypertension. We are talking primarily about the prevention and then about the therapy of this disease. Especially impressive are both short-term and long-term results achieved at the early stages or the disease. After the formation of the stabile arterial hypertension the effect of spa therapy reduces, especially its long-term effect. This is why referral of the patients to the health resorts during early stages of the disease is a key to successful prevention. The achievements of hydrological science have shown that the influence of baths with different composition on the body has a lot of common features, for instance, their thermal and mechanical (hydrostatic) action. However there are significant differences between therapeutic action of different kinds of waters associated with their chemical composition. These differences warrant a different approach to the administration of mineral baths considering the disease and its stage. Bath is currently considered as an irritator acting primarily on the receptors of the skin through temperature, hydrostatic and mechanical action. Hormonal and immune response that ultimately results in therapeutic effect is achieved under the influence of neural signal coming from the skin.