PRESENTATION OF COVASNA SPA - ROMANIA

The numerous mineral water springs, either for drinking or for treating various ailments, the forests, unpolluted lakes and rivers make of Covasna a county propitious for tourism, all over the year; if he is not fond of hunting or fishing, the traveler may go for long walks, climb the mountains or ride horses, visit history, art or ethnographic museums. Known for the healing microclimate, Covasna spa even gave its county name, called also "the spa of those 1000 health springs" the resort is mainly specialized in the treatment of cardiovascular affections. Covasna, under this name, was mentioned in documents in 1597 for the first time. Its name is coming from the Slav word "cvas" (sour), later "cvasna" in connection with its sour waters-mineral waters.

NATURAL CURE FACTORS.

Covasna is one of richest resorts in mineral waters in Romania with a great variety of its physical-chemical compositions. The mineral waters here are carbonaceous, bicarbonate, chlorosodic, iodinated and brominated, ferruginous, arsenical or slightly sulphurous, with a total mineralization of 3,2- 22,4 g/l, very rich in carbonic acid of volcanic origin (2,5 g/l). Another natural cure factor peculiar to the resort are the mofettes - emanations of natural gases, mainly carbon dioxide - used especially in the treatment of cardiovascular, gynecological, locomotor, dermatological, metabolically affections of the nervous system. The mofette gas of Covasna, containing 80-98 % carbon dioxide (if we know well such moffete gas can be found only in Japan), has a vasodilating effect, lowering the arterial tension, being thus salutary for the heart and the peripheral circulation. The mofettes are to be found at the treatment establishments of the hotels. The moffetes and the mineral waters offer the unicity of the balneary product and tourists call them "healing labs". Another important cure factor is sparing bioclimate, with a less exciting effect on the central and vegetative nervous system as well as on the glands with internal secretions. The variety of its natural cure factors combined with others medical methods offers the possibility of simultaneous treatment of more affections, which gives the complexity of Covasna. There are no thermal springs in our SPA, just mineral carbogaseus springs. The effects of moffetes and mineral carbon water: increase the dilatation of blood vessels; increase the muscular and cerebral blood flow with 50-75%; reduce arterial hypertension; increase the temperature of body extremities; pain reducer, soothing effect; produce a new repartition of de blood through the body, empty the viscera's and accumulate the blood in the skin and in the vital organs etc.

THERAPY PROGRAM

The therapy programs are monitorized by qualified medical personnel and includes 3 or more of the following procedures: warm bath in mineral carbogaseous water, moffetes ( therapy with natural dry carbon gas ), electro-physiotherapy (ultrasounds, ultrawaves, diadinamics, magnetodiaflux, galvanic bath), hydro-termotherapy (massage shower, underwater massage, paraffin packing, jacuzzi), inhalations and aerosols, dry massage, rehabilitation gym. The effective period for the treatment session recommended is 18 days but not less than 10 days. These procedures are prescribed according to the affection the tourists suffer for and its contraindications, based on the results of the bulletin with regular analyses (blood, EKG, lung-Röentgen, urine). On the first day the tourists will have a medical examination, after 3 days another one or whenever is necessary until the end of the treatment period.

TREATMENT INDICATIONS - COVASNA

Cardiovascular disorders
1. Peripheral vascular disorders : peripheral occlusive atherosclerotic disorders in any stage, with the exception of those requiring surgery; Thromboangiitis Obliterates (Buerger's disease)
2. Myocardial ischemic chronic disorders : myocardial infarction - second stage of treatment after the acute episode, without rhythm disorders or unstable angina, after regaining the hemodynamic balance; effort angina, stable angina pectoris; myocardial ischemic chronic disorder, with E.C.G. ischemic changes and branch blocking.
3. Arterial hypertension, stage I and II, well controlled, without associated disorders which may become a contraindication.
4. Valvular heart diseases : valvular disorders caused by rheumatic diseases without clinical hemodynamic disorders; valvular heart disorders after surgery, without clinical and hemodynamic significant disorders, 3 months after the surgery ( with the recommendation of the cardiologist, who should decide the timing of the balneary treatment).
5. Post- cerebrovascular accident state and disabilities - mostly of thrombotic nature- when patients are stable
6. Venous chronic diseases : thrombophlebitis complications
Skin disorders : psoriasis (moffetes indicated); chronic eczema's (moffetes indicated); allergic skin disorders, neurodermatitis.
Gastrointestinal disorders : chronic erosive or nonerosive gastritis, gastric ulcer, postgastrectomy gastritis, duodenal recurrent ulcer,chronic inflammatory diseases of the bowel, functional bowel disorders, chronic enterocolitis, gastrointestinal dyspepsia, disorders consequent to epidemic hepatitis, postoperative biliary disorders, biliary duct diskynezia, biliary calculus
Endocrine disorders : Basedow disease, hypertyroidism, low functioning of the parathyroid and of the endocrine system
Gynecological disorders : chronic cervicitis, chronic peri- and parametritis, chronic pelvic peritonitis, chronic metroanexitis, pelvic postinflamatory disorders, genital hypoplasia;sterility (especially that caused by the moderate genital hypoplasia); amenorrhea and hypomenorrhea
Musculoskeletal disorders : inflammatory articulate disorders, allergic articulate and abarticular disorders with rheumatic, infectious (general or specific: tonsils, ear, sinuses, teeth)or toxic (professional, alimentary or drug induced) origin; rheumatoid arthritis; spondylitis ankylosing; osteoarthrosis; lombar disk syndrome,cervical and toraco- lombar spondylosis; osteitis and osteoperiostitis; apophisitis and epiphisitis; osteomalacia and osteochondrosis
Genitourinary disorders : chronic glomerulonephritis; simple secondary albuminuria; infectious chronic pyelonephritis; urolithiasis; chronic inflammation of the lower urinary tract ( cystitis, urethritis, pyelocystitis)
Neurological disorders : peripheral nervous system disorders (nerve root disorders, polyneuropathy, post traumatic nervous system disorders); central nervous system disorders ( after cerebral vascular accidents, astenia or neurotic disorders)
Professional diseases : chronically professional diseases caused by physical agents; nosoconiosis; professional skin disorders due to physical agents

TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATIONS

SPECIFIC : myocardial infarction with complications and severe evolution in the acute stage; myocardial ischemic disease with recurrent and frequent crisis; myocardial ischemic disorder not associated with pain but with severe arrhythmia, conduction defects or low heart functioning; valvular heart diseases with recent evolution, low functioning or thrombo- embolic accidents; some valvular diseases like mitral stenosis, aortic stenosis, plurivalvular lesions; essential arterial hypertension stage III or with complications; cardiomyopathy, no matter its cause;cerebral atherosclerotic disease with psychic disorders; cerebral thrombotic accidents with important neurological impairment
GENERAL: acute fever episodes and chronic diseases in acute stages; infectious diseases in contagious stage till the end of the isolation period; sexually transmitted diseases in the contagious stage (gonorrhea, syphilis); carriers of pathogenic bacteria (streptococcus hemolyticus, AgHB, etc);severe weakness of the body(cashexia) no matter its cause;malign tumors, no matter their form, location or evolution stage;recurrent and severe bleeding of any form; abnormal pregnancy of any form and normal pregnancy after the first 3 months; epilepsy; hematological os system diseases with major general state changes ( anemias, leukemia, lymphomas,etc); carriers of germs or parasites; personality disorders with social behavior disorders; chronic alcoholism with neuropsychic disorders, drug dependencies; patients close to organic decompensation (diabetes resistant to treatment ); skin diseases potentially contagious or with severe un-esthetic lesions; acute myocardial, kidney or liver low functioning; patients lacking autonomy.