Affiliation:
1. Pacific State Medical University
2. The Vladivostok Branch of the Far Eastern Scientific Center of Physiology and Pathology of Respiration – Research Institute of Medical Climatology and Restorative Treatment
Abstract
In this article, we generalize the results a research study into natural healing resources in the Far East. The regions of the Russian Far East possess a significant and unique natural potential for comprehensive medical rehabilitation. The main therapeutic resources of the area, including its climate, mineral waters, and therapeutic muds, are characterized. Issues associated with the task of integrated use of natural and physical resources in effective spa treatment and comprehensive rehabilitation are discussed. The major action mechanisms of natural therapeutic factors widely used in spa treatment are outlined, and the possibilities of their integration with the system of medical rehabilitation are substantiated.
Publisher
Pacific State Medical University
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