Spa Guest Handbook

Spa Guest Handbook

through the offer of Imperial Karlovy Vary Company

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List of Contents Why go to a spa? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Procedures using natural healing sources . . . 25

Why go to Karlovy Vary? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Hydro therapy procedures . . . . . . . . . .

And why go to Imperial Karlovy Vary Company? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Massages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

What determines the quality of a spa treatment? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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Thermal and cool procedures . . . . . . . . . 31 Rehabilitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Quality criteria - we monitor them for you . . . . 9

Physical therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Prevention - the most effective method of treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Reflex therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

What does spa treatment consist of? . . . . . 12

Phototherapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

What is a health care? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Oxygen therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Complex spa care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Lymph drainage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Wellness - why not! . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Other medical and wellness procedures . . . 41

Traditional indication of the Karlovy Vary treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Additional hotel services . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Natural healing sources . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Drinking cure - the most important part of your treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Electric therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Alphabetical list of procedures . . . . . . . . 48 Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Diet therapy and healthy alimentation . . . . 23 Controlled terrain walking and swimming - movement also cures . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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Why go to a spa?

Currently, there are more than 30 spas in the Czech Republic with the title of “medical spa”. The Association of Spas of the Czech Republic was created to create conditions for the development of spas and as well as a spa and municipal infrastructure and the recovery of spa monuments in which the spas voluntarily merge. The goal of this association is to cooperate on the presentation of Czech spas.

That is also reason why the present level of the spa industry in the CR is one of the highest in the world.

The West Bohemia is the region with the highest concentration of the spa places in the Czech Republic.

The five most important spa centers are located there. Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Lázně, Františkovy Lázně, Jáchymov spa (the first radon spa in the world) and Lázně Kynžvart (specializing in treatment of children´s patients). In 2005, the MEDISPA (Association of Accredited Spa Organizations), which is currently the only association ensuring certification of spa care in the Czech Republic, was created.

Why go to Karlovy Vary?

The famous treating method from Karlovy Vary is based on a unique combination of the local natural medicinal resources with medical rehabilitation, complete with health education and an attractive offer of leisure time activities.

The most important part of the Karlovy Vary treatment is the drinking cure, which positively intervenes in the functions of the organism by supplying ions and gasses in water of a certain volume and temperature. Just as important to the Karlovy Vary medical treatment is the use of the mineral water for external balneology, intestinal and other supportive procedures.

The harmony of reactive biorhythms plays an important role in the results of the spa treatment.

To achieve the ideal condition, at least three weeks are necessary.

Karlovy Vary is not only a city of balneology, but also an architecturally remarkable city, carrying a seal of history and consequent secession. The French architect Le Corbusier called Karlovy Vary

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a collection of cakes. The richness of the architecture unites with the beauty of nature and many hundreds of city traditions. The genus loci in the past and in the prezent attract painters, sculptors, actors, writers, poets, composers and musicians.

The Karlovy Vary Museum stores records of its visitors. During the centuries, rulers of the entire world, scientists, sportsmen and important personalities of political and social life belonged among the city’s guests. Karlovy Vary is also a seminar and congress city, and the site of many events of international importance.

We invite you to our city. Come to Karlovy Vary and try some of the many options offered by this city, within some of our medical and wellness stays, for yourself.

And why go to Imperial Karlovy Vary Company?

The answer is simple. Imperial Karlovy Vary, for many years, has followed the legacy of ancestors from Karlovy Vary, who kept pace with the progress of balneology and first launched many new medical procedures and methods into practice, and continues to develop this legacy in a creative manner.

As one of the most important Czech representatives on the domestic market, Imperial Karlovy Vary strives to be the creator of contemporary modern Czech spa balneology. It invests not only in continuous improvement of its own services, but also, for example, in creating and preserving high quality standards, in modern taste, and, at the same time, healthy gastronomy, in global education on Czech balneology and in interconnecting the former famous tradition with the world of contemporary culture and art.

In compliance with the philosophy of regional support, it also actively participates in the development of Karlovy Vary and the famous Czech balneology.

Throughout your entire stay, you will be in the hands of fully qualified medical personnel. All physicians, in both Hotel Imperial and Spa Resort Sanssouci, have attestations in basic medical fields, and are experienced professionals in the fields of balneology, rehabilitation and physiatry and have many years

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of practical experience in their fields. The team of physical therapists knows all the classical methods used in balneology and are periodically educated in modern methods of rehabilitation and physiatry.

Nurses have work experience from in-patient facilities (internal medicine, surgery, orthopedic, intensive care unit, etc.) and also many years of residency in spa facilities. The spa masseurs are fully qualified to perform their job and are continuously introduced to news in the field.

The domain of Imperial Karlovy Vary is to provide complex spa care, which is based on using the local natural curative resources (mineral waters, natural gasses and peloids – mud, peat and bog) and is completed with medical rehabilitation, physical and movement treatment, health education, diet alimentation and many individually prescribed special curative and wellness programs and additional services.

The well balanced portfolio of spa and accommodations facilities of the company forms Hotel Imperial and Spa Resort Sanssouci, with a total capacity of 1080 beds. By the extensive development activity, since its founding in 1992, the company has achieved high user comfort, which allows, nowadays, the guests to lodge, heal, relax, sport and entertain practically under one roof.

As you can see, we are ready to provide you top spa care, tested by seven centuries and enriched by the knowledge of contemporary medicine.

What determines the quality of spa treatment? • Curative plan The curative plan is the most important parameter of the treatment quality. It should always contain an entry and exit examination by a specialist. Continuous examinations are also common. Based on the entry examination and the information the patient brings with him/her regarding his/her health issues, the physician determines a specific curative plan. It should contain 2 -3 procedures a day (in case of serious conditions, even less), including, 3 times a week, application of a natural healing source.

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• Number of patients for one physician To allow a physician to fully concentrate on the preparation of your curative plan and your treatment, he/she must not be overwhelmed with too many patients. 60 - 80 patients per physician is considered an optimal amount.

• Expert knowledge of the health care personnel A quality facility should have a sufficient number of permanent physicians with qualification for spa treatments, and also qualified head and department nurses, one masseur for each 50 patients and at least one physiotherapist for each 100 patients. Balneology facilities should be employing trained personnel. The medical facilities must have a service with 24 hour medical supervision.

• Equipment of a balneology facility with natural resources A balneology facility must have a natural spring resource in the facility. You do not have to travel to a spa for baths in normal, or even treated water.

• Laboratory options A medical facility should have its own laboratory, or a sample room equipped for taking all types of samples and processing basic examinations. It should be able to ensure further specialized examinations by an accredited laboratory.

• Diet composition Due to the illnesses treated in Karlovy Vary, each facility should be able to offer a selection of at least three meals for each of the following diets: 2 – sparse, 3 – rationalized, 4 – sparse with reduced fat, 7 – low cholesterol, 8 – reduction, 9 – diabetes with various grams of carbs.

• Pool and sport-relax facilities For the treatment of locomotive organs, it is crucial that a medical facility has its own pool. An inevitable curative supplement is to ensure options for leisure time outside of the treatment. Each facility should be able to offer sports and other alternatives. Of course, it is very appropriate to offer equipment for spending the leisure time.

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• Certification of medical activities Each facility which offers treatment must posses a state license to practice medical activities.

One of the conditions for issuing this license is, besides others, to employ a physician with the appropriate experience – a full time expert guarantee.

• Additional physician services The existing spa facilities also offer physician services above the framework of the treatment itself, as a standard. The services can include, for example, basic diagnostic examinations (EKG, sonography, ergometry, etc.) or other physician services, such as neurology, applied acupuncture, contractually based services such as plastic surgery, dentistry, gynecology, etc.

Quality criteria – we monitor them for you SPLZaK - Administration of natural medicinal resources and colonnades Our priority interest is that all the available local natural resources serve the largest amount of guests.

According to the official measurements of the Administration of natural medicinal resources and colonnades, Imperial Karlovy Vary has been, for several years, the largest consumer of the Karlovy Vary thermal mineral water for medicinal purposes. On average, our company uses approximately twelve thousand liters of thermal water, which is approximately 20 percent of the total daily consumption in Karlovy Vary. The company guests have, in all the hotels, access to the mineral Thermal Hot Spring, which makes it easier, especially for our immobile guests.

Medispa We were one of the first spas to acquired accreditation from the Medispa Association, which protects the quality and reputation of the medicinal care in the Karlovy Vary region.

Association motto: The best spa treatment, with a medical guarantee, in the Czech Republic

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Some of the basic criteria of certification are: • registration of non-state / state healthcare facility • using natural medicinal resources • ensuring non-stop nurse service • proving qualification of the middle healthcare personnel • proof of ensuring first aid medical service • qualified dietologist or nutrition therapist • language education system for the healthcare personnel • laboratory options • language skills of personnel • revision report on the condition of the healthcare technology

Prevention – the most effective method of treatment Balneology therapy plays an important role in the prevention of, especially, civilization diseases and diseases of old age. Compared to former times, the rhythm and conditions of life have changed, the burden of employment grew, there are new stressful situations, and, along with that, even higher responsibility for ourselves. It is necessary to respond to this change with a different, healthier lifestyle. Health and good shape become a condition for personal success. Losses from a disease are, unfortunately, often irreplaceable, and one can not buy health yet, not even in this market oriented environment.

For those of you who came here for the first time, it is necessary to realize that the folk wisdom “Repetition is the mother of wisdom” also applies for the spa treatment. Repeated stays shorten the phase of adaptation and acclimatization and the treatment bring better effects. Spa stay once a year at least three times in a row is ideal. In the case of some specific conditions, it is recommended to repeat the stay in the first year twice, especially if you only stayed two weeks.

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If you decide to repeat your treatment during your stay in the spa, it is the best to reserve the next stay right away. The employees of reservation departments at Hotel Imperial and Spa Resort Sanssouci will be pleased to help you.

What does spa treatment consist of?

Medicinal balneology is a medicinal system anchored in tradition, completing the components of the hospital and ambulatory care of human health. You will see various types of treatment in various spa cities. The individual character of balneology therapy is given by the local natural medicinal resources and by the method of their application. The treatment method is given by medical tradition, a degree of cultural and technical development and national features.

During your spa treatment in one of the medical facilities of Imperial Karlovy Vary, you will complete many procedures prescribed by your physician. Each of the procedures affects the human body in a different way and also represents a different degree of burden. Be sure that our highly qualified physicians will very carefully evaluate your health condition and will prescribe procedures which will have a maximally beneficial effect.

Therapy is typically applied 6 or, less commonly, 7 days a week. During spa treatment, the client goes through several phases. The entry phase, or adaptation, takes place from the first until the approximately tenth day; it is followed by the phase of treatment itself (2nd and 3rd week) and the entire process is completed with a descending phase at the end of the 3rd week, eventually during the 4th week.

The unique combination of natural medicine (drinking cure, baths, inhalations, etc.) with the best balneology procedures brings better results than the classical medicine alternative during the treatment of many chronic diseases, as it has been proven by many expert studies, and by the worldwide reputation of the Karlovy Vary Spa. On average, one can complete, during the complex spa treatment in the medical facilities of Hotel Imperial and Spa Resort Sanssouci, one demanding and two less demanding procedures a day.

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Besides the medicinal activities, the spa guests go to the springs three times a day, which, along with other exercise (swimming, strolls) and cultural program, nicely fills up their entire day.

Remember that the procedures can be combined as you wish; however, there are certain rules regarding their mutual effects. A large number of procedures does not always mean a great benefit for your health. On the contrary, fewer, carefully selected and aimed procedures can have, in the final effect, a greater result.

What is a health care?

An important basis, according to which your individual treatment plan is prepared directly for you, is an evaluation of your initial condition. The goal of the entry examination is not only an objective examination by a physician, but also determination of diagnosis based on family history, personal history, history of existing diseases and determination of other important data (habit-forming substances, smoking, allergies, used medicine, etc.)

The physician then determines the client’s regime and a diet (if necessary), will prepare a schedule of drinking cure and prescribe the procedures. If necessary, the physician will also determine a scope of other examinations, for example, a laboratory test and/or EKG. These are supplementary data; in case of some clients, it is not suitable to perform these examinations right away after their arrival, but after a certain amount of time.

A check-up is performed by the physician, depending on the patient’s condition, typically once every 7 days. The medical facilities of Imperial Karlovy Vary have a service with non-stop healthcare supervision; a nurse is present 24/7, i.e. – including night shifts. The nurse service is part of the paid complex treatment. In case of a patient with an disease occuring during his/her spa stay, or with worsening of the basic disease, the nurse checks up on the condition of the client at least once a day or more often, according to the instructions of the physician, carries out the nurse service as prescribed by the physician, and informs the physician of any eventual worsening of the health condition of the patient, intolerance of the medicaments, not abiding the bed rest by the patient, or other serious facts.

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As a standard, we also provide, in our spa facilities, consultation medical services for a payment above the treatment itself. This can, for example, include basic diagnostic examinations (Holter TK, sonography, ergometry, spirometry, vascular Doppler, echocardiography, Holter EKG, etc.) or other medical services such as neurology, dermatology, acupuncture application and others.

All your health documentation is ensured against misuse, in compliance with the laws of the CR regarding personal data protection. We archive data for 10 years, so in case of a repeat visit, they are available and we can continually monitor and compare your health condition.

If you come here for a treatment, you can bring your own medical records from your home or you can have your own physician complete a spa card, published at our website www.imperial-group.cz.

Complex spa care The most popular program is the traditional complex spa treatment. It is based on the curative power of the natural therapeutic sources located in Karlovy Vary. Our physicians complete it based on their knowledge of new age balneology, with modern procedures to maximize their positive effect on your body.

It combines traditional procedures with modern trends in spa treatment. The excellent long term results from spa therapy continuously achieved by Imperial Karlovy Vary are mainly brought by the highly qualified personnel, professional approach, and long-term and active interest in the topic of new age balneology in both Hotel Imperial and Spa Resort Sanssouci.

The complex spa treatment in Hotel Imperial and Spa resort Sanssouci contains: • accommodations category **** • full boarding • welcome drink (only at Hotel Imperial) • entry, checkup, and exit physician examination • laboratory examination, as recommended by the physician • drinking cure according to a physician’s recommendation

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• assistance of a nurse 24/7 • 18 procedures a week, pursuant to a physician’s recommendation • free Internet WiFi • free public transport bus ticket • free entry to the pool, whirlpool, and sauna (evenings) • all taxes and fees related to your stay The following procedures are a part of the complex spa treatment, using: • natural medicinal resources (thermal springs, gasses, peloids) • physical and kinetic treatment • health education • health food and eating habits • and many other supportive therapies To make the spa treatment maximally effective, it must take 21 days, or, upon a physician’s recommendation, even longer.

Wellness – why not!

People’s lifestyles change. We strive to live healthy and actively and work on our own personal development.

Each of us spends rather a lot of time at work, we try to do our jobs responsibly, accept assertive behavior of our bosses and colleagues, but sometimes we get under stress from the burden of the entrusted tasks or planned meetings. A human body is resistant, but not for long. Everybody should, therefore, find time for relaxation, simply said, to “turn off” and recharge our batteries.

Wellness is, in this case, the ideal way. Unlike the complex spa treatment, which takes at least 21 days, it is a shorter form of relaxation and care of your health. It is suitable for those who do not have enough time and a 3-weeks stay seems too long for them.

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Also, Imperial Karlovy Vary is aware of the change in the life style and has prepared wellness procedures and programs which correspond with the current trends for you. A brief description of the offered procedures is located in the chapter “Other medical and wellness procedures”, and the existing wellness programs are at our websites www.spa-hotel-imperial.cz and www.spa-resort-sanssouci.cz.

Traditional indication of the Karlovy Vary treatment The complex Karlovy Vary treatment is designed for the ill, suffering mainly from these problems: • Digestive system diseases - ulcers in the stomach and duodenum, intestinal problems, conditions after surgery of intestines, stomach, gallbladder, chronic diseases of liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and intestines.

• Metabolic diseases - diabetes, obesity, fat metabolism malfunctions, gout • Locomotive organs diseases - degenerative illnesses of spine and large joints • Oncologic diseases - cancer of stomach, colon, recto sigma, rectum, anus, breast (after completion of a complex antitumor treatment without clinical signs of activity) The Karlovy Vary mineral water is also a suitable, natural medicinal resource for other diseases, such as: • Circulator system diseases • Non-tuberculoses diseases of breathing apparatus For whom is treatment in Karlovy Vary not suitable?

Contraindications: • Infectious diseases transmissible from human to human and germ-carrier condition • All diseases in acute condition

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• Clinical symptoms of circulation failure, malignant arrhythmia and decompensated hypertension • Conditions after deep thrombosis up to 3 months after the disease, conditions after surface thrombophlebitis up to 6 weeks after the disease.

• Unstable and decompensated diabetes mellitus • Often recurring profusion bleeding of all types • Cachexia and malignancies, during and after treatment, with clinically detectable symptoms of illness continuation • Active attacks or psychosis phase, mental disorders with asocial behavior and noncompensated epilepsy • Dependency on alcohol, or habit-forming substances • Ill depending on help of other person. Accepting an ill guest, with company, is possible upon an advanced agreement.

• Urine and stool incontinency, enuresis nocturna • Refractory complexion defects of any type • A pregnancy is also a relative contraindication; however, it is easy to adjust the type and number of procedures to accommodate it.

Natural healing sources The concentration of natural medicinal resources in the territory of the Czech Republic is strikingly high.

The Czech Spas, therefore, belong, especially due to their medical quality, amongst the most valuable in the present European Union. Instead of chemical treatments, it is definitely worth returning to nature, to use what nature offers us and what has been proven over many years. The main currency of the Czech balneology is a great assortment of various natural medicinal resources, regardless if it is mineral springs, gasses or peloids (moors, peat and mud).

Thermal and curative waters can be used for treating many types of diseases and conditions, during the illnesses of the kinetic apparatus, gynecological problems, problems of the digestive tract, chronic complexion diseases, cardiovascular illnesses, problems with breathing apparatus, infertility, kidney illnesses, nerve exhaustion, etc.

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Hot-spring gas, practically pure carbon dioxide, springs out in mofettes and is applied in two forms: gas injections, used in affections of kinetic apparatus (release of muscle and fibrous spine corset and pelvic girdle after surgeries) and gas gynecologic baths serve to speed up the blood circulation and, paradoxically, also to increase oxygenation of tissues; also, it positively influences pH when adjusting vaginal biocoenose. Also, the effect of the gas in some functional failures, such as frigidity or dyspareunia, is not insignificant.

The effect of fen procedures is based on its ability to accumulate and slowly deliver heat. That is why a patient can handle a higher temperature of a fen than he/she would handle, for example, in the case of a water bath. The effect of use lies in improvement of blood circulation, improving metabolism and positive affect on chronic inflammations. The acidity of the fen destroys microorganisms, including molds. The fen procedures are applied in treatment of kinetic apparatus and feminine diseases.

In the medical facilities of Hotel Imperial and Spa Resort Sanssouci, we use peloids for wraps and also for baths with the addition of peloids. They stimulate the thermoregulatory mechanisms of a body, improve the sensitivity of cells to oxygen and other active substances, have beneficial immunology and analgesic effects and help to soften ligaments. The treatment is also completed with aqua therapy, reflex and underwater massages, and other physical therapy from artificial sources – warmth, light, sound, electric therapy, and others.

Drinking cure – the most important part of your treatment This is the most important part of the Karlovy Vary spa treatment. Please pay appropriate attention to it.

Abide by the springs prescribed by the physicians as well as the amount and time of drinking.

The drinking cure is mostly performed before food. It is necessary to drink slowly, sip by sip; the best method is while walking, where the cup of 200 grams (2dl) should be drunk within 3 - 10 minutes. A break of 5 - 10 minutes is recommended between individual cups.

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Karlovy Vary mineral water for the drinking cure springs forth from 12 springs, which vary in temperature and the amount of gaseous carbon dioxide. Regarding chemical composition, Karlovy Vary’s thermal springs belong amongst sodium-bicarbonate-sulfate thermal acidulous water with total mineralization around 6,400 mg/l, pH 6.9 – 7.0 and content of free dissolved carbon dioxide. The temperature of the individual springs is from 30-72°C. Thanks to the different content of carbonic acid, temperature and content of trace elements, the effect of each spring is different.

There are 47 elements necessary for the body in the Karlovy Vary springs. It has been proven that it has beneficial effects for the entire digestive tract, metabolism, the overall improvement of health conditions, and the improvement of immunity towards the genetic and civilization burdens. Besides the positive influence on the digestive tract and kinetic apparatus, the drinking cure supports cleansing the body.

The richest source of mineral water is the “Thermal Spring” – the oldest spring. Its temperature is 72°C and a great pressure pushes it 12 m high. Its discharge is about two thousand liters per minute, where one liter of the thermal water contains 6.46 g of mineral salts, which is approx. 3 million liters with 18884 kg of mineral salts per day. The quality of this mineral water has not changed throughout the centuries.

Overview of springs in Karlovy Vary • Thermal Spring – Spring Colonnade, temperature A: 72 °C, B: 50 °C, C: 30 °C, spring no. 1 • The Charles IV. Spring – Market Colonnade, temperature 60.5 °C, spring no. 2 • Upper Chateau Spring – Chateau Colonnade, temperature 64 °C, spring no. 3 • Lower Chateau Spring – Market Colonnade, temperature 67 °C, spring no. 4 • Market Spring – Market Colonnade, temperature 57.2 °C, spring no. 5 • Mill Spring – Mill Colonnade, temperature 55.6 °C, spring no. 6 • Water Nymph Spring – Mill Colonnade, temperature 50.6 °C, spring no. 7 • Prince Wenceslas Spring I. and II. – Mill Colonnade, temperature 65.3 °C, spring no. 8 • Libuše Spring – Mill Colonnade, temperature 62 °C, spring no. 9 • Rock Spring – Mill Colonnade, temperature 53 °C, spring no. 10 • Freedom Spring – Pavilion near the Mill Colonnade, temperature 60 °C, spring no.. 11 • Orchard Spring – Orchard Colonnade, temperature 47 °C, spring no. 12 The company guests have access to the mineral Thermal Spring in all the hotels.

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Diet therapy and healthy alimentation Diet therapy is an integral part of the spa treatment in case of diseases of digestive tract and metabolism disorders, such as diabetes mellitus, increased level of fats in blood, gout and obesity.

The spa alimentation, including the diet cuisine serve at the spa facilities of Imperial Karlovy Vary, which will be recommended by your attending physician, is prepared according to the latest knowledge of dietology. That means that all our food is healthy, biologically balanced and, at the same time, tastes great, with the option of varied combinations.

The spa facilities of Hotel Imperial and Spa Resort Sanssouci employ a physician-dietologist with rich experience in dietology and balneology. Our nutrition therapists, with full qualification, who are regular participants in dietology seminars and continue to educate themselves in their field, are responsible for the schedule of diets, technologies, standardization and individualizations (depending on client’s condition). They are willing to help you choose the right alimentation, upon your request.

A team of experienced cooks, under the leadership of a qualified chef with rich experience in spa facilities, guarantee the preparation of meals, abiding by the technological procedures and final adjustments.

In all diets, we carefully monitor: • total energy value, • amount of protein of vegetable and animal origin, fats, carbohydrates and cholesterol, • content of vitamin C, calcium, iron, potassium, sodium, unsaturated and saturated fatty acids and their ratio.

The following diets are served: • sparse (diet no. 2) • rational (diet no. 3) • sparse with fat limitation (diet no. 4) • low-cholesterol (diet no. 7) • reduction (diet no. 8) • diabetic (diet no. 9)

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Outside these basic diets, we are also able to ensure, in our facilities, individual adjustments of diets, e.g. residue diet, gluten-free diet, residue-free diet, sloppy diet, vegetarian, purine-free diet, etc.

It is possible to make, within basic diets, individual adjustments according to the decisions of the attending physician, mutually combine them, or change some of their parameters according to the patient’s tolerance to certain raw materials and products.

All our culinary employees carry out their profession for you with love and, therefore, we believe that you will enjoy your meals with us. We would be happy if the recommended alimentation positively affects your eating habits even after completion of your spa treatment.

Alimentation in Hotel Imperial and Spa resort Sanssouci is provided in the form of buffet tables, so called table d’hôte (Restaurants Prague, Paris, Charleston, Opera and Melody). The Paris and Opera Restaurants also offer meals a la carte.

Controlled terrain walking and swimming – movement also cures As we have already mentioned, the most important part of the Karlovy Vary treatment is the drinking cure. Its effect is significantly improved by one of the important pillars of a healthy lifestyle - movement.

The surroundings of Karlovy Vary provide great conditions for active walking in spa parks, touristic walks, biking, swimming, tennis, golf and many other sports activities.

The trails of the spa forests wind along both banks of the Teplá River. The network of these wood’s trails started to grow during the Romantic times, when the people rediscovered nature. The fame of the trails peaked at the turn of this last century, in the time of the first lookout towers, forest restaurants and touristic clubs. Special sightseeing stroll trails (sometimes also called rehabilitation circles) started to occur in the surroundings of various spas mainly in the ’80 of the 20th century and still did not loose their charm.

You can walk through the historical part of Karlovy Vary a hundred times, and you will always find something you did not notice last time.

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We prepared, for the guests of Hotel Imperial and Spa Resort Sanssouci, a selection of group terrain strolls, so called Nordic Walking. Under the supervision of a trained instructor, you can see interesting places and do something for your health at the same time. Whoever is not a big fan of fast walking, can head into the surrounding woods on his own. One can use a pocket guide with the most interesting spa strolls in various degrees of difficulty, which is available in the offices of our physicians.

Do not hesitate to discover the beauty of this city.

Another recommended exercise is swimming. The facilities of Imperial Karlovy Vary offer indoor pools with water temperature 28 °C, water attractions (jets, air and massage nozzles), sauna and whirlpool. Swimming improves condition and, thanks to the stay in the water environment, the movement scope is larger.

Procedures using natural healing sources • Mineral carbonated bath (Imperial, Sanssouci) Its effects are derived from the chemical effects of CO2 on peripheral circulation. Due to minimal thermal burden, it is suitable for cardiovascular illnesses, such as hypertension, chronic heart ischemia without any signs of cardiac decompensation, vascular diseases, etc.

• Mineral whirlpool bath (Imperial, Sanssouci) This is a very pleasant bath whose main effects are the micro massage of skin and promoting relaxation. It has relaxation and soothing effects in the cases of neurosis, diseases of kinetic apparatus, etc.

• Bath with addition of peat (Sanssouci) This hyperthermal procedure is suitable, for example, in cases of diseases of kinetic apparatus.

• Inhalation (Imperial, Sanssouci) Ultrasound is used to create an aerosol which affects the upper and lower breathing paths. The effect depends on the size of the aerosol particles and active substances of the used solutions. This is suitable for diseases of the upper (sometimes lower) breathing paths.

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• Gums irrigation (Imperial, Sanssouci) A special apparatus washes the gums and oral cavity mucosa under pressure. Healing effects on gums mucosa and suspension apparatus of teeth were proven, besides others in cases of paradentosis.

• Vaginal irrigation (Imperial) There has been a proven positive effect of the mineral water on the membrane of external female genitals. Used as prescribed by a specialist - gynecologist.

• Hydrocolon cleansing (Imperial, Sanssouci) A simple device is used to perform a cleansing irrigation of the large intestine using mineral water, eventually with some additives. The procedure is suitable in cases of serious constipation and some intestinal diseases.

• Pelotherm (Sanssouci) Hyper thermal procedure, during which the specific heat of a peloid, warmed to 46 °C, is handed over to the patient’s body. Thanks to the heat absorption of the peloid, this is a very regardful procedure.

It has analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects in cases of diseases of kinetic apparatus and a spasmolytic effect in cases of diseases of the digestive tract. A thin layer of peloid applied on foil is applied to the client’s body.

• Partial peloid wrap (Imperial) Hyper thermal procedure, during which the specific heat of a peloid, warmed to 46 °C, is handed over to the patient’s body. Thanks to the heat absorption of the peloid, this is a very regardful procedure.

It has analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects in cases of diseases of kinetic apparatus and a spasmolytic effect in cases of diseases of the digestive tract. The warmed peloid is applied to the client’s body directly.

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Hydro therapy procedures • Alternating water jet (Imperial, Sanssouci) An alternating stream of hot and cold water, under pressure from a nozzle, serves to improve adaptation mechanisms and reactibility of the body. This procedure is suitable in cases of disorders of kinetic apparatus or imbalance of vegetative nervous system.

• Aromatic bath (Imperial, Sanssouci) This procedure belongs among the oldest natural medicinal methods. The used extracts from medicinal plants have stimulative, regenerative and relaxation effects. The baths are beneficial, especially, in cases of diseases of kinetic apparatus and joint pain; they relieve psychical tension and remove exhaustion.

• Whirlpool bath (Imperial, Sanssouci) This is a pleasant massage of skin and other structures by water whirling in a specially adjusted bathtub. Ii is iso- to slightly hyper thermal, which provides, mostly, relaxation effects. It is especially suitable to treat post-injury conditions, has relaxing effects, improves blood circulation, and has local effects on the area.

• Alternating leg bath (Sanssouci) Alternating cold and hot impulses on lower limbs improves reactive blood circulation, and has relaxing and soothing effects. Baths are suitable to treat imperfect blood circulation, starting varixes, posttraumatic conditions of lower limbs, vegetative dystonia, etc.

• Floating (Sanssouci) Bath in salts from the Dead Sea has a vasodilatation effect, stabilizes blood pressure and speeds ablation of lactic acid and other metabolism waste.

It is suitable for psoriasis, eczemas, chronic allergic skin inflammations, psoriatic arthritis, arthritis of primary joints, degenerative changes of spine and neurological problems, such as sciatica. It speeds healing of wounds, including surface burns. Serves for relaxation and removes exhaustion.

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• Hydroxeur (Imperial, Sanssouci) Massage and stimulation of the individual points on back, lower and upper limbs using a water stream in a water bath. This helps with relaxation and improves blood circulation. The bathtub is equipped with 8 programs from total to local massages.

Massages • Classic massage (Imperial, Sanssouci) General effects of a massage are support of metabolism, nutrition of muscles and circulation in the tissues of the massaged area. It contributes to absorption of swellings, exudations and hematomas; it affects muscle tone and can also disperse tissue concretions. It has reflexive and significant psycho-therapeutic effects.

Total massage: Is not indicated as medicinal but rather sportive.

• Underwater massage (Imperial, Sanssouci) This very desired, pleasant procedure merges the effects of a hot bath and a massage, active and passive movement in a water environment. It is suitable in cases of diseases of kinetic apparatus, conditions after muscle and joint injuries, but also for relaxation.

• Aroma therapeutic massage (Imperial, Sanssouci) Specialized rehabilitation action performed by a specially trained masseur. The goal is to influence the reflexive changes caused by pathology processes using aromatic essential oils. This massage, in its method, supplies relaxation, supports health, brings relief from burdens and stress, and supports body immunity.

• Shiatsu massage (Imperial, Sanssouci) This complex method is based on traditional Chinese medicine, performed by touching the client’s body, dressed in a loose cotton outfit, with the palms and thumbs of the masseur. The masseur, with his fingers (shi), palms, elbows or soles, applies pressure from head to toe in the direction of blood circulation (atsu) to energy paths of the body and, thus, stimulates them.

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The massage is performed on a springy mat on the floor. It is not necessary to use emulsions or oils.

Shiatsu is a very effective, supportive and relaxing method.

• Hot Stone Therapy (Imperial, Sanssouci) Relaxation using lava stones acts beneficially on inflammations of joints and bones, helps to relieve muscle tension, improves muscle cramps, improves range of movement, and speeds metabolism.

It has positive effects on digestive disorders, helps to cleanse the body of poisons and toxins, relieves back and neck pain, works with pre-menstrual syndrome, strengthens the immune system, helps with circulation disorders, speeds healing of pulled and strained muscles and allows deeper and lighter breathing. It is always suitable for everybody who suffers from problems with sleep, lack of concentration, inability to relax, are under constant pressure or are forced to perform, at a moment’s notice, a top performance; it also helps women with climacteric difficulties.

Thermal and cool procedures Local thermal application is used for diseases of inflammation of kinetic system, degenerative and post-traumatic character, diseases of digestive tract, metabolic diseases, illnesses of breathing paths, urologic and gynecologic illnesses and nerve diseases. In applications of heat, any acute conditions, acute inflammatory and oncological diseases, and pregnancy are contraindication • Parafango (Imperial, Sanssouci) • Paraffin gloves (Imperial, Sanssouci) • Paraffin wrap (Sanssouci) These thermal procedures place demands on cardiology and vascular apparatus. The paraffin stiffens at 52- 62 °C and, during this process, releases a large amount of grouped heat (more than peloid procedures). This treatment has analgesic and hyper thermal effects.

Parafango: Sheets with a mixture of clean, hard paraffin and mud are applied on specific parts of the body. A device warms up the mixture and, at the same time, sterilizes.

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Paraffin gloves: A client repeatedly merges hands in paraffin spa, after taking them out, the paraffin stiffens and releases heat.

Paraffin wrap: The paraffin is applied directly onto specific body parts, using e.g. a brush.

The local cold application is a physically therapeutic treatment. With its application, we use thermally conductive materials, such as cold crystals, ice cubes or cold compressors. It is used in cases of fresh contusion, distortion, muscle cramps, swellings, active arthritis syndrome, osteoarthritis, paravetebral spasms, spasm paresis, etc.

• Cryo therapy (Sanssouci) According to the scope of effect of the cold, in depth it has either a surface effect (inhibition of pain, improvement of blood return) or a deep effect (metabolism reduction, decreasing blood return).

Rehabilitation • Group medical physical education (Imperial, Sanssouci) This includes general conditioning exercises and special exercises focused on the specific needs of patients. It is suitable for disorders of kinetic and nervous muscle apparatus, limited mobility, muscle hyper or hypo tension or disorders of kinetic dynamic stereotypes.

• Exercise in pool (Imperial, Sanssouci) Merges advantages of exercise and staying in warm water, serves as relaxation, allows lightening the joint burden and easier exercise, mainly after degenerative diseases of kinetic apparatus.

• Pilates (Imperial, Sanssouci) Original exercise program inspired by Western and Eastern philosophy, it merges elements taken from yoga, taichi and chi-kung with elements of gymnastics and classic rehabilitation exercise. The interplay between the breathing and Pilates movement improves blood circulation, helps to strengthen the muscles of back, belly and hips and relieves the body of any excessive muscular tension. It leads to acquiring better flexibility, balance and coordination, better body posture.

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The exercise is suitable for everybody, regardless of age and level of physical condition, because each exercise has several levels of difficulty and is never performed until muscle exhaustion.

• Aqua aerobic (Imperial, Sanssouci) Belongs to a group of condition-rehabilitation programs focused on the improvement of physical condition, weight reduction and body forming. You are standing in water reaching approximately to the center of your chest. The water resistance is, depending on the speed of the performed movement 4 to 42 times more than air resistance, which increases the exercise intensity and, at the same time, massages the muscles. Unlike other forms of aerobic, it is exercise without any commotions and, thus, does not burden joints or the cardiovascular system; in addition, it is very fun and stress relieving.

• Nordic Walking (Imperial, Sanssouci) Walking with special sticks, which can be up to one and one half times more efficient than classic walking.

It increases the caloric consumption, on average, by 20%, releases muscle tension in the area of back and shoulder muscles and significantly increases the mobility of the spine. People of various ages and physical conditions can train in one group. The length of the sticks, which is calculated by multiplying the body height by the coefficient 0.68, plays an important role. Along with quality sport footwear, the sticks will give you better certainty while walking on smooth, sliding surfaces. We will gladly rent you the sticks.

Physical therapy • Individual medical physical education (Imperial, Sanssouci) This is the most important and specialized method of rehabilitation. Mutual trust and cooperation is necessary for good results. It is suitable for disorders of kinetic and nervous muscle apparatus, limited mobility, hyper or hypo muscle tension or disorders of muscle strength or kinetic dynamic stereotypes.

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• Reflex massage (Imperial, Sanssouci) A highly specialized rehabilitation act performed by specially trained rehabilitation personnel.

The goal is to influence the reflex changes incurred in pathological process. Suitable everywhere where there are obvious reflex changes in the skin, muscles and periosteum, which can not be removed by other rehabilitation-physiatric methods.

• Soft mobilization techniques (Imperial, Sanssouci) It is a treatment of soft tissues (skin, hypodermis, muscle wrappings and muscles) which leads to improvement of tension and stiffness in the tissue.

• Acupressure (Imperial, Sanssouci) This technique uses the same principles as acupuncture. This oriental technique was created based on human folk medicine from a thousand years ago. It is a systematic pressure on a combination of points on the body.

• Mobilization of spine and other joints (Imperial, Sanssouci) A gradual and non-violent movement recovers mobility limited by blockage of spinal joints and peripheral joints.

• Postisometric relaxation (Imperial, Sanssouci) This method serves to improve the scope of mobility in joints or extension of shortened muscles.

It is often more effective than classic stretching and can be used for the effective extension of almost all muscle groups.

• Balling (Imperial, Sanssouci) Reflex method, during which a foam ball is used to massage a specific skin section. It positively affects the activity of internal organs, decreases tension of striated and smooth muscles, offers significant improvement of overall condition. ! Based on, our experienced physiotherapist chooses the specific method of physiotherapy for you, the diagnosis determined by the physician.

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Reflex therapy • Acupuncture (Sanssouci) Regulative treatment which helps to start natural processes in the body. Acupuncture adjusts the energy flow in acupuncture routes.

• Reflex massage of sole (Imperial, Sanssouci) Reflex therapy via pressure and sole massages using the conjunction of the reflex areas on sole with the pertinent body organs. Combination, intensity and sequence of massages are determined individually by monitoring the reactions during the reflex massage and in the time period between the treatments.

• Pneumopuncture (Imperial, Sanssouci) Medical procedure performed by specially trained personnel based on application of CO2 to acupuncture points. This relieves the pain syndromes and functional disorders with therapeutic effects similar to acupuncture. This method is suitable for certain diseases of kinetic apparatus, Ischemic lower limbs disease, etc.

• Gas injections (Imperial, Sanssouci) Application of CO2 in head zones and trigger points (painful points). This method is suitable for certain diseases of kinetic apparatus, Ischemic lower limbs disease, etc. and, in addition, in cases of Ischemic heart disease.

Electric therapy • Ultrasound (Imperial, Sanssouci) The ultrasonic waves cause the tissues to vibrate. This is suitable for diseases of kinetic apparatus, neuritis and neuralgia, Morbus Bechterev, etc.

Mechanical effects of ultrasound: Releases the dissolved gasses, transfers gels to more soluble salts, micro massage to mechanical dissolution of tissues (concretions, Osteophytes, calcium sediments).

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Thermal effects: The absorbed ultrasound energy changes in point light (up to 90 °C). Chemical effects: Releasing free radicals, inception of peroxides, pH changes. Biological effects: Increase of metabolism, hyperemia, acts analgesically, spasmolytically, vasodilatationally, increases the threshold of irritability of receptors, mainly tendons.

• Diathermy (Imperial, Sanssouci) It is used for affecting muscle contractures, has analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects in cases of kinetic apparatus diseases and spasmolytic effects in cases of digestive tract diseases. The therapy intensity should be suggested according to subjective feelings of the patient. It is suitable for chronic inflammatory and degenerative diseases (kinetic apparatus, GIT, gynecology, lungs, etc.).

• Diadynamic streams (Imperial, Sanssouci) This modern, very common type of electric therapy produces, mainly, analgesic effects. Beneficially affects the kinetic apparatus in cases of acute and sub chronic, painful, post-injury and degenerative conditions.

• Interference streams (Imperial, Sanssouci) Impulse therapy with low frequency, from 0 – 100 Hz, is used for chronic, inflammatory and degenerative diseases of kinetic apparatus, some digestive diseases (constipation, insufficient blood supply). To improve the effect, one can use vacuum electrodes.

• Galvanization – 4-chamber (Sanssouci) This is an electric procedure, during which the body is exposed to direct galvanic current in a water environment. It is an overall soothing method, suitable for chronic, degenerative and inflammatory diseases of kinetic apparatus, vertebrogennous syndromes, polyneuritis, post-injury conditions, vasoneurosis or restless legs syndrome.

• Magnetic therapy (Imperial, Sanssouci) It uses static, alternating and pulsing magnetic fields which induce vasodilatation, myorelaxation, acceleration of healing and has analgesic, anti-inflammatory, spasmolytic and anti-edema affects.

It is used for treating diseases of arteries, veins and lymphatic vessels, Ischemic disease, diseases of digestive tract, kinetic apparatus, and degenerative and inflammatory nerve diseases.

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Phototherapy Phototherapy uses the medical effect of the optical spectrum from artificial sources. In our facilities, we work with the following types of radiation: Infrared radiation – application is identical as other forms of thermal therapy, visible light – color therapy – red and orange section of visible light irritates the nervous system, its blue and purple section has inhibitive effects and supports oxidation of cells and tissue breathing and ultraviolet radiation UV. • Bio lamp (Imperial, Sanssouci) This effective source of medicinal, bio-stimulation light, works on the principle of light polarization.

The bio lamp generates polarized radiation similar to irradiation lasers, but its radiation is polychromatic with the ultraviolet component removed. Suitable for skin diseases, speeding up healing of post-surgery scars, moderating pains of spine and joints, it is used in dentistry and cosmetics.

• Laser (Imperial, Sanssouci) Light intensified using stimulated emission of radiation can be applied continually or in a pulse regime.

Non-invasive laser is used mainly for bio-stimulation, analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects, and, furthermore, has germicidal, viricidal, anti-edemal and vasodilatation effects.

• Solux (Imperial, Sanssouci) This procedure uses the actuation of light in the infrared spectrum. It is suitable everywhere you need to warm through.

Oxygen therapy • Oxygen therapy (Imperial, Sanssouci) During this undemanding therapy, one breathes in reasonably moistened, oxygen-enriched air. Serving oxygen limits the unfavorable effects of hypoxia in the body, improves quality and length of life, improves tolerance of physical burdens, lowers middle pressure in pulmonalis, and prevents progressive pulmonary hypertension and development of cor pulmonale.

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Oxygen therapy has been well proven for after-treatment of the condition after a stroke, myocardial infarctions or after surgeries (e.g. Ischemic heart disease, heart arrhythmia, attacks of angina pectoris, arteriosclerosis, disorders of brain blood supply, forgetfulness, tinnitus, disorders of blood supply to lower and upper limbs, some eye diseases, conditions after heart surgeries, etc.).

It is often used as a supportive treatment in case of therapy of malignancies. Oxygen therapy can moderate some chronic problems connected to diseases of breathing organs. It can also be applied, with good results, to patients with metabolism disorders, such as diabetes, fat metabolism disorders, etc.

• Oxy active (Sanssouci) Oxygen therapy used along with exercise. While breathing air, the patient is riding a drive-simulator; his/her pulse rate is monitored.

Lymph drainage • Manual lymph drainage (Imperial, Sanssouci) The goal of the touch technique of manual lymph drainage is to support the drainage of lymph from tissues. It affects, physiologically, the lymph system of tissue, nervous system, smooth and striated muscles, improves immunologic protection using removing metabolites with protein rich edemic substance. It consists of special touches carried out by a physiotherapist.

• Lymph drainage using a device (Imperial, Sanssouci) Suitable for treating venous and lymphatic edemas, post-surgery and post-trauma conditions, selected neurologic and dermatologic diseases, constipation, lipedema etc. Using air chambers, we exert pressure on specific body parts.

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Other medical and wellness procedures • Dry carbonated bath (Imperial, Sanssouci) As the gas is absorbed by the skin, the skin and, later, deeper vessels are enlarged, the blood pressure drops and the nerve terminations are affected. Suitable for artery and vein disorders, hypertension and some skin diseases.

• Harmonizing bath (Sanssouci) Bath with addition, on your request (whey, bath salt “Blue Harmony”, hoppy or wine extract), serves for relaxation, establishing internal balance, nourishes and softens the complexion.

• Body treatment / Cosmetic wrap (Imperial, Sanssouci) Relaxation and cosmetic procedure, with the option to select an additive (Thalasso / Thalaspa, cinnamon wrap, aloe vera, etc), improves metabolism and supports slimming programs, nourishes and softens up the skin, reduces cellulites. This treatment includes peeling and massage.

• Chocolate wrap (Sanssouci) Very desired and pleasant cure, including peeling, helps with detoxification of the body, improves complexion, prevents and improves the signs of cellulites, washes out endorphins and, thus, improves mood.

• Indian head massage (Imperial, Sanssouci) A gentle massage that improves headaches, eye aches and neck aches, improves signs of migraines, and has anti-stress effects.

• Salt cave (Sanssouci) Stay in salt cave serves to improve breathing problems, improves immunity, and allergic symptoms.

Suitable in cases of diseases of breathing organs, allergies, decreased immunity, stress, etc.

The prices for additional single procedures not included in your spa care programme are listed in the price lists available at our hotel reception desks.

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Additional hotel services Restaurants • Restaurant Prague • Restaurant Paris (Hotel Imperial) Restaurant Prague with show kitchen and buffet tables offers boarding in the form of table d’hôte.

Restaurant Paris – stylish French restaurant offers boarding in the form of table d’hôte and a la carte, Czech and foreign wines.

• Restaurant Charleston • Restaurant Melody • Restaurant Opera (Spa Resort Sanssouci) Spacious and modern Restaurant Charleston is located in the Blue House building, the boarding is in the form of buffet tables. The restaurants Melody and Opera are located in the Green House building. Melody offers boarding in the form of buffet tables. The luxury restaurant Opera, with attractive design, offers a show kitchen and boarding in the form of buffet table or a la carte.

Cafes • Café Vienna (Hotel Imperial) The stylish interior of Café Vienna invites you to sit down and try one of the every-day-fresh desserts prepared by the hotel pastry chef. The café, furthermore, offers a wide selection of Illy coffee and Ronnenfeldt tea, live music and, in summer months, a terrace.

• Blues Café • Lobby bar with atrium (Spa Resort Sanssouci) Traditional café in the Blue house building, with modern interior and bar, offers a wide selection of warm and cold drinks and cocktails, quality selection of wines and cigars, snacks in the form of light meals. An outdoor terrace is available in summer months. Dance evenings and other events are organized in the café. The lobby bar with the atrium forms a relaxing place in the center of a lobby of the Green House building offers warm and cold drinks, snacks of light meals, and an outdoor terrace in summer months.

Night entertainment • Imperial Club (Hotel Imperial) Stylish English club offers wide selection of wines and mixed drinks, warm and cold meals, live music, dance floor and regular jazz evenings.

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Sports and relaxation • Tennis courts • Indoor Golf • Fit Centrum • Spinning • Aerobic • Russian bowling • Petanque • Billiards • Pool • Sauna (dry, steam) • Whirlpool Art • Imperial Gallery (Hotel Imperial) The gallery is located on the first floor of the Hotel Imperial. All-year-round, it presents exhibits of fine art from the Karlovy Vary Region and Europe.

• Sun Gallery (Spa Resort Sanssouci) The gallery is located in the Blue House building. All-year-round, it presents exhibitions of glass artists from the Karlovy Vary Region.

Trips / Cultural events • Concierge • Pentalog Tour travel agency Beauty centre • Hairdresser • Manicure • Pedicure • Facials • Brands: Sotys, Orly, …

Children • Children’s corner We offer, for the children of guests of the Spa Resort Sanssouci and Hotel Imperial, within the children’s corner, refreshment and entertainment options. Regardless if we talk about a playroom (for children up to 6 years of age) or the TV room where your children can watch a fairytale or paint pictures (for children up to 12 years of age), also for bigger children we have 2 Playstation 3 consoles with a wide selection of games in the room where a foosball table is also located. The entire children’s corner, consisting of 3 rooms, has separate toilets. We also ensure a responsible person who takes care of the children when the parents are not present.

Congresses, conferences and meetings • Concert Hall • Musical Lounge • President Lounge • Congress Lounge (Hotel Imperial)

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• Multipurpose congress halls Rumba and Samba • Conference lounges Tango, Jive and Waltz (Spa Resort Sanssouci) Drinking Cup Kala We have created the drinking cup in co-operation with a young designer Štěpán Kuklík and a wellestablished Karlovy Vary based producer of porcelain, the Thun-Studio. A combination of extraordinary design and excellent workmanship gives Kala the feel of uniqueness. The innovative features include not only placing the drinking straw in the middle of the drinking cup, which creates the illusion of a flower with the pistil, but also the graphic markings on the inside of the cup enabling the spa guests to adhere to the prescribed doses of the drinking cure.

•••• 200 ml

••• 150 ml

•• 125 ml

• 100 ml

We wish you many pleasant moments with Kala while taking a leisurely stroll among the colonnades and let this small cup be a nice reminder and a symbol of your journey towards a healthy and content life.

More interesting information is available in the following hotel brochures or directly at the hotel concierge.

• Brochure – Hotel Imperial • Brochure – Spa Resort Sanssouci • Conference Guide – Hotel Imperial • Conference Guide – Spa Resort Sanssouci • Incentive Guide – Hotel Imperial • Incentive Guide – Spa Resort Sanssouci • Imperial LIFE client magazine • Guide – Spa strolls

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Glossary Affection - infliction of a disease

Morbus Bechterev - spine stiffening

Analgesic effect - lowering pain

Myorelaxation - muscle relaxation

Antiedematic - antiswelling Bacteriostatic - killing bacteria Biocenosis - a community of biologically integreated and interdependent organisms

Neuralgie - nerve-based pain Neuritides - inflammation of nerves

Constipation - constipation

Paravertebral spasms - cramps of muscles along the spine

Contusion - bruise

Polyneuritis - inflammation of more nerves

Cor pulmonale - enlargement of right chamber in case of obstacles in small circulation

Psoriases - type of complexion disease

Dyspareunia - painful sexual intercourse

Pulmonary hypertension - increased pulmonary pressure

Dystonia - muscle tension disorder

Reactibility - speed of reaction

Head zone - a painful skin part with telereceptor of specific viscus

Spasmolytic effect - decrease of muscle cramps

Distortion - sprain

Hyperemia - Increase in blood flow

Spastic paresis - cramp-like paralysis

Hypertension - high blood pressure

Trophics - nutrition

Hyper thermal effect - warm to high temperature

Varixes - varicose veins

Hypotension - low blood pressure

Vasodilatation effect - enlargement of veins

Intercurrent disease - associated disease, incurred, for example, during the treatment (e.g. virus disease)

Vasoneurosis - disorder of nerve supply of vasculose system

Isothermal effect - stabilization of temperature

Vertebrogennous syndrome - function of spine disorders

Mofettes - springs (outlets) of gas

Viricidal effect - killing viruses

Ischemia - insufficient blood circulation

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Alphabetical list of procedures A Acupressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Acupuncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Aqua aerobic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Alternating leg bath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Alternating water jet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Aroma therapeutic massage . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Aromatic bath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35 36 33 28 28 29 28

B Balling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bath with addition of peat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bio lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Body treatment / Cosmetic wrap . . . . . . . . . .

35 25 39 41

C Chocolate wrap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Classic massage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Cryo therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 D Diadynamic streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Diathermy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Dry carbonated bath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 E Exercise in pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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F Floating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 G Galvanization – 4-chamber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gas injections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Group medical physical education . . . . . . . .

Gums irrigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

37 36 32 27

H Harmonizing bath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hot Stone Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hydrocolon cleansing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hydroxeur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

41 31 27 29

I Indian head massage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Individual medical physical education . . . . .

Inhalation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Interference streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

41 33 25 37

L Laser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Lymph drainage using a device . . . . . . . . . . . 40

M Magnetic therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Manual lymph drainage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mineral carbonated bath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mineral whirlpool bath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mobilization of spine and other joints . . . . .

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R Reflex massage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Reflex massage of sole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

N Nordic Walking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

S Salt cave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Shiatsu massage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Soft mobilization techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Solux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

O Oxy active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Oxygen therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

U Ultrasound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Underwater massage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

P Parafango . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Paraffin gloves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Paraffin wrap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Partial peloid wrap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pelotherm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pilates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pneumopuncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Postisometric relaxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

V Vaginal irrigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

31 31 31 27 27 32 36 35

41 29 35 39

W Whirlpool bath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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Contacts Imperial Karlovy Vary Group - Creator of modern balneology U Imperialu 31, 360 01 Karlovy Vary – Czech Republic Phone: +420 353 206 300 Fax: +420 353 206 329 E-mail: reception@imperialgroup.kv.cz www.imperial-group.cz Hotel Imperial – Spa & Health Club Libušina 18, 360 01 Karlovy Vary – Czech Republic Phone: +420 353 203 113 Fax: +420 353 203 151 E-mail: reservation@imperial.kv.cz www.spa-hotel-imperial.cz Spa Resort Sanssouci – Gardens of Health U Imperialu 11, 360 01 Karlovy Vary – Czech Republic Phone: +420 353 207 113 Fax: +420 353 207 250 E-mail: reservation@sanssouci.kv.cz www.spa-resort-sanssouci.cz

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