FAQ

THERMAL REHABILITATION®
The answers to have for choosing where to do a correct rehabilitation
By Dr. Maurizio Grassetto, Health Director

D. Rehabilitation: Why is it important to decide for a thermal rehabilitation?
A. Who suffers from pathologies of the musculoskeletal apparatus, central nervous system, or recovering from surgery, is aware of the difficulties that are experienced in performing daily activities and of the importance of a quick recover of an optimum quality of life. Health treatments specific in a thermal environment, therefore, become necessary to quickly remove the symptoms of pain and of the disabling condition. The essential protagonist key in the Idrokinesis® rehabilitative treatment is the thermal water.

D. In what consists a correct thermal rehabilitation?
A. It is important to follow a proper treatment programme personalized by a medical specialist team. The rehabilitation programme provides multi-disciplinary interventions aimed at functional recovery: sessions of thermal therapy, traditional physical therapy, analgesic therapy, hydro-kinesis therapy, physiotherapy, relaxation. For maximum effectiveness, the balance between the moments of rest and working times has to be distributed during the day, while maintaining rehabilitation activities at least 3 hours per day. The therapeutic programme of La Residence & Idrokinesis ® is the right solution: a natural choice combined with modern medical knowledge and the most advanced technology.

D. Which is the new challenge in the field of motor and functional recovery?
A. The experience of the Modern Thermalism®, gained over the years by the medical team of the group GB Thermae Hotels of Abano Terme, is complemented by the presence of Idrokinesis®, a specialized centre that offers the possibility, unique in Italy, to combine into one structure and under specialist medical supervision, “Fango” mud therapy, traditional rehabilitation and the most innovative recovery techniques in thermal water. The synergistic effect of the deep stimulus caused by fango-therapy and the action induced by the local rehabilitation techniques in thermal water have as result the reduction of pain symptoms and a more rapid return to active life.

D. How important is the environment in a rehabilitation process?
R. To follow a rehabilitation programme in a safe and comfortable environment such as La Residence & Idrokinesis® represents the ideal solution because one can take full advantage of the physical-chemical properties of the thermal water for therapeutic purposes. At La Residence & Idrokinesis® the rehabilitation occurs in special thermal basins. The patient is followed by a highly skilled staff and housed in a cosy and private environment. La Residence & Idrokinesis® is the perfect combination between the comfort of a 5-star hotel and the prestige of a rehabilitation clinic. A place designed to fully recover, in a relaxing way, one’s total autonomy and functional independence.

D. When is it useful to undergo a rehabilitation in thermal water?
A. The hydro-kinesis-therapy of La Residence & Idrokinesis® is especially the ideal treatment for patients young and older who are veterans from surgery, trauma (including sport ones), rheumatic, neurological and vascular diseases and limbs lymphedema.