Tereziny lázně

Tereziny lázně is a medicinal spa in the town of Dubí, on the southern slope of the Ore Mountains (Krušné hory) at an elevation of 420 metres. The spa gives its distance as 5 km from Teplice, 90 km from Prague and 50 km from Dresden, Germany. It presents itself as a fully barrier-free facility gathering its services under one roof, focused on the rehabilitation of disorders of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems.

History

According to the spa, it was founded in 1870 by Dr. Brecher as a hydrotherapy institute ("Vodoléčebný ústav") and looks back on more than 150 years of history in medical rehabilitation.

Healing resources

The spa cites two therapeutic resources: peat (rašelina) and Vincentka mineral water. It describes its carbonated bath therapy (a bath saturated with carbon dioxide) as being carried out in water at a temperature of 28 to 34 °C.

Treatments

The stated range of procedures includes medical examinations, robotic rehabilitation that simulates walking with adjustable parameters, hydrotherapy, massages, physiotherapy, ergotherapy, physical therapy, electrostimulation, thermotherapy (treatment with warm compresses, described as pain-relieving, muscle-relaxing and vasodilating), and oxygen therapy. The facility notes state-of-the-art robotic rehabilitation systems and lifting devices in the indoor pool for wheelchair users.

Indications

The spa specialises in disorders of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems, including states after strokes, after spine and brain surgery, and paralysis, among other conditions.

Facilities

The complex covers nearly 3 hectares and includes an indoor pool with hydrotherapy equipment, an outdoor pool, a forest park, a sunbathing area, a tennis court and mini-golf. The spa offers several types of stay (relaxation, regenerative, ambulatory, hotel and therapeutic) and a restaurant with a capacity of 150 to 210 persons, along with event spaces (a 120-person hall and a 16-person salon).