The area of Bardejov Spa belongs to a flysch zone, which creates suitable conditions for generating mineral waters. They resulted from infiltrating rainfall water through flysch layers, collecting minerals and at the same being gassed with carbon dioxide originating in deeper parts of the earth crust. 10 mineral springs spew on a small inner area of Bardejov Spa. They are the most famous flysch mineral waters in Slovakia. Mineral water means natural water that contains certain amount of solids or gases dissolved in it, or natural water of certain temperature. Based on chemical and physical analysis in accordance with Slovak standards STN 868000 Bardejov mineral waters have the following classification: "Natural curative, slightly or medium mineralised hydrogen-carbonic-chloride, sodium, ferrous, carbonic, cold, hypo-tonic water with higher content of borane acid.
Whole mineralisation of the springs varies between 1600 mg/l and 9400 mg/l. Content of carbon dioxide in a litre of mineral water varies from 2200 mg to 3800 mg.
Cations of elements: Sodium, Lithium, Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium, Iron, Manganese, Selenium;
Anions: chlorides, hydrogen-carbonates, fluorides, sulphates, hydrogen-phosphates, iodides, and bromides;
Healing water is unique by the fact it has wide variability and therefore various possibilities of application as well. Based on chemical analysis of mineral waters from the individual springs as well as scientific justification and long-termed experience, local waters are used according to a type and character of disease either by internal balneal therapy or external balneal therapy , which is carried out in a complex sanatorium called Kupelny dom (Spa House) . Healing effect is reached by repeated drinking of a certain amount of healing water within longer time and as per physician's prescription. Quality of mineral waters and their balneal-therapeutic affects were considered based on the content of the main elements of physical and chemical substances and dissolved gases only. With progress in biochemistry it has been shown that trace elements are very important for human body and many processes in it, which gives water suitable application during treatment of diseases that use other healing procedures and steps. According to the present state of medical theory and practice, spa treatment in Bardejov Spa is indicated against diseases and conditions that are recorded in high and exceptionally massive occurrence. Diseases that are treated here require complex treatment care. Geographic location of the spa, its microclimate, natural surrounding and mineral waters create suitable conditions for positive treatment process.
There are 10 springs of mineral waters surfacing in the spa. The drinking therapy is considered to be among the most important spa healing treatments. The water from 8 mineral springs is used for this therapy. The patient takes this therapy directly at the spring in the colonnade in time periods (morning, noon, evening), amount, temperature and application mode prescribed by the attending doctor. The effect of drinking therapies may be clearly noticed especially when the patient suffers from illnesses of stomach, gall bladder and bile ducts, liver, pancreas and intestines. The success of the therapy is assured by a long-term repeated drinking of acertain kind and amount of mineral water according to the doctor's instructions. From the medical point of view, these mineral waters increase the gastric fluids creation or their neutralisation. Their choleretic and cholekinetic impacts improve the absorption during digestion. The particular minerals that are present in the healing water of Bardejov Spa have positive impacts when treating diseases of digestive organs. Authors: MUDr.Jan Hudak, MUDr.Stefan Milkovic, Ing.Jan Miskanin
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