What is a thermal spa?
Thermal Spring Spas have an on-site source of natural mineral or thermal water used in Hydrotherapy treatments. Traditionally the thermal waters were used to treat medical complaints, however today the emphasis at these spas is changing to offer well-being and ‘preventative’ therapy. The thermal water is used for baths, showers and inhalations in combination with relaxing, beauty and pampering treatments. Many Thermal Spring Spas use their mineral water to make healing mud or ‘fango’. The mud used in fango therapy is made by soaking earth with natural thermal water over a period of several months so that the resulting mature mud or fango is enriched with certain chemical and biological elements that have proven therapeutic value. In a classic Fangotherapy programme on a daily basis the thermal mud is applied to various parts of the body, the ‘patient’ is then wrapped in a warm wrap for around 20mins while the body absorbs the healing minerals from the thermal mud.
• Thermal Spring Spas have an onsite source of natural mineral or thermal water. Traditionally the thermal waters were used to treat medical complaints, however today the emphasis is on well-being and preventative therapy. The thermal water is used for baths, showers and inhalations in combination with relaxing, beauty and pampering treatments, excellent to relieve general aches and pains and for pure relaxation.
