Speleotherapy services

Speleotherapy is the treatment that is based on using natural properties of salt mines and is one the most effective non-medication methods of treatment and rehabilitation of patients with respiratory organ diseases.

Speleoclinic is at depth of 420 meters under ground. The speleotherapy makes the anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, bronchodilatory and immunomodulating impact.

The underground environment, whose air is naturally enriched with sodium chloride (white salt), has the antibacterial effect, favours to the improvement of bronchi drainage, sputum liquefaction and subsequent sputum removal from respiratory tract.

Indications for being in the sodium chloride medium:

● bronchial asthma of non-allergic and mixed form
● chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
● chronic bronchitis

The underground air enriched with air ions of potassium chloride (red salt) has the anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory effect.

Indications for being in the potassium chloride medium:

● bronchial asthma, mainly of allergic form
● pollen allergy
● allergic rhinitis of different nature
● allergic urticaria
The effects of speleotherapy are manifested as decreases or terminations of asthma, couphing, dyspnea attacks, the tolerability of physical loads is improved, change of disease severity for a milder degree.