Medical treatments

The speciality of the Várkertfürdő medical services is that, in addition to the use of modern therapies and medical devices, the healing work is carried out by taking advantage of the beneficial effects of the Pápa medicinal water. Our medical department also has a rheumatology and musculoskeletal rehabilitation clinic.
Our specialist will compile the patients' individualized therapy.
A wide range of traditional and modern medical therapies are available:
Water gymnastics
The effectiveness of water treatment lies in the fact that it combines the positive effects of the Pápa healing water and exercise. Due to the buoyancy of the water, our body loses almost 90 percent of our weight during water gymnastics, which is why we are able to perform gymnastics exercises that cause difficulties during traditional land gymnastics. Physically, the resistance of water is almost 12-14 percent greater than that of air, so training in water can strain our muscles just as much or even more than exercises performed on land.

Physical Therapy
Physiotherapy is the physiotherapeutic method with which musculoskeletal complaints and certain injuries can be treated most effectively in the long term. At the Medical Center, diagnostic examinations are carried out by rheumatologists, based on which our graduate physiotherapists provide individually tailored movement therapy. The goal of physiotherapy treatment is to reduce pain, improve and restore joint movements. During the treatments, patients learn what they can do to reduce or eliminate their complaints.

McKenzie method
The McKenzie method is a special movement therapy that is one of the most effective treatments for certain spinal problems. The treatment is always preceded by a thorough assessment of the condition and movement testing. Based on this, the physiotherapist decides what movements are needed to improve the condition. The McKenzie method is an active movement therapy in which the patient independently performs the exercises compiled by the physiotherapist several times a day.

Weight bath
The aim of underwater treatment is to stretch the spine, relieve the pressure on the discs and the joints of the lower extremities. Painless treatment, during which the patient hangs in the pool with a neck and/or armpit suspension, with weights placed on the waist and/or ankles (or without weights). The stretching allows the discs to return to their original, healthy state. The hips and knees can also be stretched well with this method.

Electrotherapy / Mechanotherapy / Phototherapy
The oldest branch of healing. The treatment is done using physical energy.
- TENS is used to reduce chronic pain.
- Selective stimulation current is used to strengthen muscles weakened due to nerve damage or permanent lack of movement.
- Diadynamic current and galvanic treatment improve blood circulation in the body part, reduce muscle tension, and relieve pain.
- Iontophoresis allows drug ions to be introduced into the body, the advantage of which is that it acts directly on the painful area.
- Interference has an analgesic, anti-inflammatory, metabolic-improving, and circulatory-enhancing effect.
- Ultrasound treatment is primarily used in healing because of its tissue-relaxing and circulatory-enhancing effect.
- Magnetic therapy: has several beneficial effects, including: anti-inflammatory and a certain reduction in blood sugar levels.
- Laser therapy: enhances tissue regeneration and tissue blood circulation.
- Diaphragmatic galvanic: recommended for the treatment of neuritis and inflammatory and degenerative diseases of the small joints of the hands, wrists, elbows, and foot and ankle joints.

Parafangó - Mud wrap
A treatment with a warm effect. Parafango consists of a mixture of medicinal mud and paraffin. Its advantage is that it is easier to remove or wash off than a plain mud pack. It is heated to 40 degrees Celsius and placed on the affected body part. It improves blood and lymph circulation (therefore also excellent for cellulite treatment), has a pain-relieving and detoxifying effect.
Thanks to the heat generated by the mud in the body, blood vessels quickly dilate and metabolism accelerates, which allows even chronic inflammatory diseases to quickly subside. The heat also relaxes muscles and tendons, and spasms can be relieved.
The mud is also rich in minerals, which naturally enter our body easily, thereby being able to detoxify it and bind free radicals that play a role in cancer. The mud can increase blood circulation, replace missing minerals and restore the skin's youthful elasticity and glow.

Therapeutic massage
It is primarily used to increase muscle strength, metabolism, flexibility, and tone. It is also a popular procedure for eliminating painful myalgias and myolegic knots. However, massage can only be a supplement to exercise therapy.

Underwater water jet massage
The treatment takes place in a bathtub, in a so-called tangentor device. The practitioner uses a water jet, regulating its pressure and gradually increasing it, to massage and relax the muscles. It improves blood and lymph circulation, increases metabolism, and thus has a detoxifying effect.

Thermal water pool
Our sitting pool filled with Pápai medicinal water provides relief for those suffering from musculoskeletal and rheumatic complaints. It is not recommended to spend more than 20 minutes in the sitting pool with medicinal water at a time. The water temperature of the pool is 38˘C.

Therapeutic swimming
Group therapeutic swimming for those under the age of 18. For spinal and chest deformities, chronic obstructive respiratory disorders, obesity and its complications.

Shockwave therapy
You can heal without medication or surgery. Conservative therapies do not always bring the expected healing, shock wave therapy can provide a solution.
The treatments, which usually last 5-10 minutes and are guided by experienced professionals, can provide solutions to the following problems:
- chronic pain, inflammation, pain due to overuse
- calcified shoulder, tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, back pain
- hip or knee pain, Achilles tendon pain
- foot pain, spurs, calcific deposits
The few-minute treatment is not painless, but it is tolerable considering the extent of the existing problem. (Usually 5-10 treatments are recommended.)
Positive effects:
- spasm relief, improved metabolism, reduced inflammation
- initiation of self-healing, pain relief, removal of calcified deposits



