During a sulfur treatment you will enjoy the relaxing warmth and healing effect of the trace element on the human body in a sulfur bath. This bath is a true fountain of youth, as it counteracts premature aging and ensures a healthy immune system.
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The most popular hotels for sulfur treatment
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£573
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Thermal Hévíz Ensana Health Spa Hotel
Hungary · Lake Balaton · Bad Heviz
Balneotherapy with 6 treatments
Fabulous
4.4
/57 nights from
£385
Park Hotel KUR & SPA
Poland · Jizera Mountains · Bad Flinsberg/Swieradow Zdroj
Medical Wellness & Therapy
Fabulous
4.4
/57 nights from
£920
Kurzentrum Weißenstadt am See
Germany · Franconia · Weissenstadt
Healing Springs Week - Radon Therapy
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With a sulfur treatment to more well-being
Already in ancient times, the ancient Romans used bathing in sulfur water, because they knew about the healing effect for many conditions. Baths with sulfur increase the sulfur content in the body, which counteracts numerous ailments. Treatment with sulfur has an anti-inflammatory effect, helps with joint diseases, muscle pain, rheumatism, arthritis, stress or skin diseases such as eczema and allergies. For a sulfur therapy are preferentially places where sulfur springs or sulfurous thermal lakes occur. These can be found, for example, on the German North Sea, in Hungary, the Czech Republic or Slovakia.
Definition: What is a sulfur treatment?
With sulfur therapy, you use the effect of therapeutic bathing in sulfur-containing thermal lakes or sulfur springs. Likewise, the sulfur-infused healing mud of the springs or lakes is used for packs. The warmth of the water has an additional positive effect on muscles, blood pressure and the entire circulation.
Procedure and contents of a therapy with sulfur
Your sulfur treatment begins with a medical examination and an initial consultation, in which the doctor explains the exact course of your sulfur therapy. He will prescribe additional health-promoting treatments in addition to sulfur baths, depending on your clinical picture.
Therapeutic treatments such as medical massages, mud packs, sulfur packs or aqua aerobics may be used, which can cover several ailments at once. Additional wellness treatments such as relaxing in the saunas and relaxing in the pools of our healing therapies hotels support the healing success of your healing therapy.
You will benefit from our combination programs, which you can book as a package. At the end of your healing therapies, your attending physician will conduct a final consultation with you.
Sulfur therapy has been used for centuries to treat various ailments. It has anti-inflammatory and detoxifying properties, which can reduce pain and swelling and improve overall health. Sulfur therapy can also benefit skin conditions like psoriasis and eczema.
Indications and contraindications of healing therapies with sulfur
Indications
Skin diseases
In skin diseases such as eczema or neurodermatitis, the sulfur penetrates deep into the skin during a sulfur bath, where it unfolds its healing effect. The sulfur has both antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. For additional relaxation, the pleasant warmth of the water of about 39 degrees Celsius.
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system such as rheumatism or osteoarthritis can have their cause in a lack of sulfur in the body. Treatment with sulfur ensures that the body has enough sulfur available again in the joints and cartilage and can thus produce important anti-inflammatory enzymes. Joints decongest, become more mobile, and pain subsides.
Contraindications and side effects
Before sulfur therapy, your doctor must consider your pre-existing conditions. For example, if you have had previous heart surgery, refrain from sulfur treatments because of the high pressure from the sulfur water on the chest. There are other contraindications due to the high circulatory stress. The following individuals should refrain from sulfur therapy:
- While breastfeeding
- Children
- People with cardiovascular problems
- Acutely ill
- Hypertensive patients
- Asthmatics
- Arteriosclerosis patients
As a side effect of treatment with sulfur, there may be a so-called first aggravation before an improvement of the symptoms occurs. Furthermore, dry, itchy or reddened skin, menstrual changes or a change in the appearance of the skin are possible.
Spa facilities and spa hotels with sulfur treatment
The accommodation options for your healing therapies, which are accompanied by medical and trained staff, such as therapists and masseurs, are very varied. You can choose between spa hotels, health hotels and hotels with medical wellness centers of the category 3 to 5 stars. Depending on the accommodation, you will be accommodated in single rooms, double rooms or suites, which are equipped with everything you need for a relaxing healing therapies.
Your accommodation is thereby located directly at the sulfurous thermal lake or sulfur spring, surrounded by beautiful nature. Furthermore, our hotels offer you additional wellness facilities for recreation, such as saunas, swimming pools, fitness room and more.
You are welcome to use our combination offers such as with massage, relaxation courses or active and cultural program. Your catering is also well taken care of, from breakfast buffet to half board to full board, choose your preference package.
Popular destinations for sulfur therapy
You can do your sulfur therapy in Germany in resort towns and seaside resorts such as Bad Gögging or on the North Sea, where natural sulfur springs occur. In Bad Gögging, you can spend your free time following in the footsteps of the ancient Romans, who even back then used the sulfur springs of the resort town. On the North Sea, for example, you can enjoy your sulfur treatment in St. Peter Ording, the only German seaside resort with its own sulfur spring.
In Hungary you will find for your healing therapies over 60 spas in wonderful landscape. The balanced climate in the Lake Balaton region also ensures well-being. In Bad Héviz, for example, you can bathe in the sulfuric and carbonated Lake Héviz, the largest thermal lake in Europe, at a pleasant 34 degrees Celsius.
In the Czech Republic, you will find numerous sulfurous mineral springs for your healing therapies, such as in Ostrozská Novà Ves, a recognized resort town. Furthermore, the curative climate in the Czech Republic supports recovery, especially for skin diseases. For your leisure activities, historic towns and castles can be found near the resort town, as well as parks for quiet walks.
FAQ - Frequently asked questions about sulfur treatments
What do I need to consider when treating sulfur?
Be careful never to take a cold shower directly after bathing in sulfur water, as the rapid drop in body temperature threatens circulatory collapse.
For how long should a sulfur treatment be taken?
To achieve a corresponding effect, you should at least one week, better even two to three weeks, make your healing therapy.
What is the best facility for treatment with sulfur?
That depends entirely on what you want.
Browse through our best-rated spa hotels with sulfur therapy:
- Kurzentrum Weißenstadt am See - Rating: 4.7
- Santé Royale Hotel & Gesundheitsresort Bad Brambach - Rating: 4.5
- Park Hotel KUR & SPA - Rating: 4.4
How expensive is sulfur treatment?
The cost of a sulfur treatment varies greatly, as it depends on the duration, location, amount of treatments and accommodation there. Sulfur therapy offers with breakfast are available already from £385.