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Gastein Thermal Cure The Gastein Valley has been famed for is thermal springs for hundreds of years. The water, which originally seeped into the earth more than 3.500 years ago, re-emerges with a temperature of 42 to 46 degrees Celsius at a number of springs, where it is collected and channeled to the health centers and resort hotels. The healing effect of the thermal water is based on the inert gas radon. Radon is absorbed by the body mainly via the lungs and through the skin. Radon boosts the metabolism and stimulates the body's own immune system. The crease in blood circulation which leads to improved oxygen and nutrient supply to the individual cells of the body. The healing effect is amplified by the so-called Gastein "stimulatory climate". The high altitude air in the Gastein health resorts improves the body's oxygen supply. A Gastein thermal cure lasts approximately 3 weeks.
Classical indications for the radon therapy
Reports exist of positive results with
Methods of application
Other cures and treatments: In accordance with the "holistic principle", the Gastein thermal cure can be combined to advantage with other treatments:
Thus the visitor taking a cure in the Gastein Valley has available the entire range of physical therapy under the guidance and care of a physician.
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