Climatotherapy

Journal/Book: Experientia 49 (1993) Birkhäuser Verlag CH-4010 Basel/Switzerland. 1993;

Abstract: Institute of Medical Balneology and Climatology of Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich München (Germany) Abstract. For successful climatotherapeutic treatment the body has to be exposed daily over several weeks under an exact dosage regime to the biometerological conditions. For doing this - to provide rest or to apply stimuli - four different methods are described: climatic terrain treatment fresh air rest-cures air baths and heliotherapy. Climatotherapy is conducted in a marine climate in upland and in alpine regions. These three zones differ in the intensity of their climatic stimuli. Today climatotherapy has become more differentiated and has been newly structured following objective pararneters. It always refers to specific diseases.

Keyword(s): Relief; adaptation; climatic conditions; exposure methods; indications; climate cure concepts

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