All about hydrotherapy
In France, more than 1200 sources welcome 500 000 patients every year to 102 sites. If the benefits of the baths were discovered in antiquity, it is especially after the two World Wars that the craze, in France, for this type of care has arrived. The wounded and survivors found in the cures appeasement to their wounds both physical and psychological.
Social Security Supports - in part - the cures prescribed by the medical profession since 1950. Who says '' baths '', says indeed virtues of thewater recognized by the medical authorities. On prescription of a general practitioner or specialist, the cure takes place in three weeks. On the other hand, it is the doctor of the treatment who prescribes the specific care and follows the right course. That said, spas welcome spa guests freely, but no care will be refunded.
Indications for the thermalism are varied. In France, you will find cures to cure oral mucosal mucosal diseases, rheumatism and osteo-articular traumatisms, respiratory and ENT diseases, cardio-arterial diseases, of the digestive and metabolic system, of the urinary system, in neurology, psychosomatic diseases, child development disorders, gynecology, phlebology and dermatology. (Source: the official website of the French thermalism). Your doctor knows the cures and can guide you in your choice, as a function of the region as a function of the conditions treated.
Our advice
A cure, it is preparing, both for the request for care by the Social Security, to reserve your cure, your first appointment with the doctor of the station and your home.
