Water and light, wood and stone – the open design of our therapeutic bath surroundings and exclusive spa world convey these natural elements.
Lean back and let the thermal waters rich in minerals and trace elements have their lasting effect.
The waters of our Therapeutic Bath come from two hot springs; the Mariannenquelle (temperature 24°C) and the Maxquelle (temperature 40°C). To find out more about the composition of our healing waters click here.
In the spa world steam baths our saline solution is used, particularly effective for treating respiratory illnesses and dry skin.
Water Analysis
The waters in the Bad Gleichenberg THERAPEUTIC BATH come from two springs:
Mariannenquelle hot spring, temperature: 24°C
Maxquelle hot spring, temperature: 40°C
Definition of both springs: Sodium hydrogencarbonate chloride thermal acidulous mineral water
Mariannenquelle
Cations mg/kg Anions mg/kg
Sodium 1687 Hydrogencarbonate 3945
Potassium 30 Chloride 962
Calcium 132 Sulphate 28
Magnesium 149 Nitrate 1.0
Ammonium 4.8 Nitrite 0.002
Iron (as Fe II) 0.04 o-Phosphate 0.30
Manganese (as Mn II) 0.026
Maxquelle
Cations mg/kg Anions mg/kg
Sodium 2846 Hydrogencarbonate 5944
Potassium 53 Chloride 1387
Calcium 109 Sulphate 87
Magnesium 84 Nitrate 1.0
Ammonium 6.6 Nitrite 0.067
Iron (as Fe II) 0.04 o-Phosphate 0.41
Manganese (as Mn II) 0.011
Indications:
- Prolonged, acute or allergic congestion
- Conditions following sinus illnesses and operations
- Chronic pharyngeal catarrh
- Chronic vocal cord and larynx inflammation
- Conditions following larynx operations
- Mucous membrane affects in mouth (gurgling)
- Chronic subacute gastritis
- Pyloric gastritis following stomach resection
- Irritable stomach with hypersecretion / hyperacidity
- Conditions following healed stomach or duodenal ulcers
- Cellulitis
Indications – Rheumatic Disorders:
- Inflammatory rheumatism (chronic inflammatory polyarthritis,
- Ankylosing spondylitis (Bechterew’s disease), arthritis urica – gout)
- Degenerative rheumatism (wearing of joints and spinal column (arthrosis, spondylosis, brachialgia), ischialgia, myalgia (muscle pain)
- Non-articular rheumatism, periarthritis humeroscapularis (frozen shoulder), tendovaginitis (tendon & sheath inflammation), neuralgia (nervous pain)
Contraindications:
Untreated high blood pressure, weak heart, renal insufficiency, glaucoma, malignant tumours, pronounced varicosis (varicose veins)
Opening hours life medicine THERAPEUTIC WATERS & SPA during Christmas and New Year's Eve:
- December 24 and 25, 2009 closed
- December 31, 2009 opened for daily visitors till 02.00 pm and for hotel guests till 05.00 pm