Covid-19 has caused lots of damage to European population, leaving millions with lasting effects. The most common problems are respiratory diseases, tiredness, disorders of nervous system, oedema, autoimmune diseases and many other often inexplicable health problems. Already at the time of the first wave of the pandemic, treatment using a rehabilitation high-intensity laser was employed to reduce the symptoms of inflammation. The treatment was successful and saved many lives. Later, in cooperation with research experts, it began to be tested on patients with post-covid syndrome. The initial results were extremely positive, so this treatment quickly moved into hospitals, clinics and outpatients care to help as many patients as possible. At Miramare Sanatorium, in cooperation with the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, the first spa treatment program using MLS laser therapy was put together, supported by a holistic approach of traditional Medical Spa care and natural healing sources. This combination achieves great results, which have been presented at several conferences and will be presented again this year at ESPA 2023.
1. Short Description of your Health Spa Programme
The treatment programme begins with an initial comprehensive kinesiological examination and measurement of initial spirometry values. Then the patient undergoes 5 applications of MLS laser therapy, followed by inhalation treatment of the local Vincentka spring, respiratory physiotherapy, correction of movement stereotypes, and elimination of muscle imbalances using physiotherapy methods, hydrotherapy, and other spa procedures. Over time, in order to increase the capacity and intensity of respiratory physiotherapy, we have developed a virtual reality respiratory physiotherapy module for smaller groups of patients in cooperation with VR Medical. This proved to be a strong motivator for a large number of patients, increasing their efforts in therapy. The length of treatment application for clients with post-covid syndrome is around 12 minutes per affected lung and it is necessary to continue the application for five consecutive days to initiate the pro-regenerative effect. The treatment with high-power laser therapy is followed by respiratory physiotherapy techniques and manual techniques for postural correction. The laser application helps to transform the fibrotic tissue in the lung back into elastic functional tissue and, if supported by respiratory physiotherapy, the lung obstructions are removed and lung capacity is restored. The treatment This treatment significantly reduces the patient’s drug consumption, as patients do not need to take, for example, corticoids or similar pharmaceuticals.
2. Originality
The Sanatorium Miramare Luhačovice was the first Medical Spa rehabilitation facility in the Czech Republic to offer an innovative treatment programme for post-covid syndrome using MLS laser therapy. Today, we offer this treatment at all Medical Spa facilities of Royal Spa and thus help our clients with many post-covid disorders.
After we published experience and results of post-covid programme with MLS laser therapy, some other Spas bought MLS laser device, but there is no other facility using the same holistic treatment as in Sanatorium Miramare.
3. Impact and benefits
Luhačovice is suitable for patients with lung diseases due to its focus and natural healing source, but in recent years this group of patients has not been so large. This innovation has helped to change this trend and return this large group of patients to their destination. In addition, we have been able to present our results at professional conferences, which has contributed to spreading our company’s reputation. We have also received great references from our clients, which is the greatest reward.
4. Sustainability
The Health Spa programme does not pollute the environment and consists of regular rehabilitation procedures. Our healthcare facility uses heat recovery for heating by pumping from boreholes. In the historic centre of the town, we are not allowed to use solar panel technology on the roofs of buildings, but in other buildings outside Luhačovice we use this technology to generate electricity. Resource efficiency is one of the key points of our long-term vision.
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