535 people serve the vacationists, among them there are 36 doctors including 2 distinguished doctors of Ukraine, 83 employees of middle medical personnel and 125 employees of junior medical personnel. All the doctors and nurses are licensed, they have the highest, first or second categories of qualification.

Medical-diagnostic building intended for 1000 visitors per day, balneological clinic with 47 baths, peat clinic for 22 places and sport-sanitary complex with the hall for therapeutic physical training, and swimming pools are situated not far from sleeping buildings.

You can select required term of staying in the sanatorium — 24 or 18 days.

So, let's suppose you have arrived at "Podolie" health centre and have begun an individual course of treatment.

You must know that the main medicinal factor of the spa is radon. What is radon and what effect does it have on human being's organism? It is a product of decay of radium, short-term active isotope (half-life - 3,8 24 hours). It belongs to the group of rare gases. The main working factor of radon are alpha rays which have a great variety of various properties and is successfully used in treatment of peripheral nervous system, locomotorium, vascular, gynecological and some cutaneous diseases and also complications after burns. During taking radon baths unstable products of decay of radon form on the skin the so called "active fur", concentration of which increases even during light movements of the patients in the bath or in the basin. It consolidates its grip on one's skin firmly enough and remains on the skin for 2-3 hours. The patient, being in the bath, is rayed by radon which penetrates through the skin and lungs into the blood flow.

Radon baths and treatment in the basins are prescribed depending on diseases and patient's general state. They are taken in specially equipped bathrooms where optimal sanitary conditions providing with necessary temperature, humidity and sufficient air exchange are created.

Underwater stretching

Due to their ionizing radiation they affect positively the central nervous system, rebuild and balance the processes of energization and inhibition, decrease the pain syndrome and normalize sleep. Wholesome medicinal effect of radon procedures is conditioned by their pronounced anti-painful, anti-inflammatory and calming properties. Positive improvements in the work of cardiovascular system come under their influence: the quantity of cordial contractions decreases, arterial pressure reduces and that creates conditions improvement for cordial activity in general. Radon baths give a wonderful therapeutic effect for treatment of peripheral vessel diseases.

Dry radonic baths

Recently radon baths have been included into the complex of regenerative treatment for patients with traumas of locomotorium, influence actively the functions of cortical substances of adrenal glands, stimulate the secretion of special hormones which result in yhe increase of protective forces of the organism. For the treatment of osteochondrosis, called "the disease of the age", the underwater spine extension in a basin with radon water is applied with success in the sanatorium. Radon bathes are useful also for the treatment of metabolism damage, diabetes, podagra and also of adiposity. Radon bathes influence positively badly changed parts of skin, improve their supply, promote the liquidation inflammatory processes. The patients not only endure the procedures easily but the procedures also alleviate the influences of other power-active balneology factors.

Scientific research held been held here for many years, the total practical experience made it possible to develop definite radon bathes treatment methods which are prescribed as medicinal showers, general bathes, semi-bathes, local bathes (4-celled), contrasting bathes, pearly bathes, coniferous bathes, turpentine bathes and also the treatment in the basin with therapeutic physical training complex.

Radon bathes are also successfully used for gynecological irrigations and hydro-massage of gums.

The only radio-emanation room in Ukraine works in the department. There one can take dry or radon bathes.

Applications from peat

Together with radon therapy peat treatment is successfully applied in the sanatorium. For these purposes the special peat clinic works, intended for 22 mud couches electro-heating, electrotype-mud treatment room and gynecological mud tampons room. The main way of treatment are peat applications. Medicinal peat is taken from Voytovets peat deposit that is situated in 9 km from the toen of Chmelnik. More than 15 microelements (lead, iodine, copper, beryllium and so on) and also organic acids, biologically active organic substances are a part of peat-mud. Just that's why peat-mud treatment influences positively one's organism and is extraordinary effective.

Underwater shower-massage

Besides, radon's reliable helpers are electro-light treatment and medicinal massage. Physiotherapy rooms in the sanatorium are equipped with modern apparatus. Here the diadynamical current, microwave, magnet and laser therapy are being applied. Dry carbonic bathroom also works in the department. Here functions the dentist's, teeth prosthesis is realized. By doctor's prescription patients can receive treatment in massage rooms, electro-sleep rooms, inhaler rooms, in solarium, in gynecological irrigation rooms, hydrotherapy rooms, hydrocolonolaser therapy, medical leeches therapy, speleotherapy. The manipulation and acupuncture rooms work with success. Especially much new methods of treatment and checkup of patients were introduced in the recently. Among them are above-vessels laser-magnetic blood radiation treatment, ultrasonic gall-bladder checkup and so on. If you wish to be young, nice and to have a fresh, rosy face, a cosmetologist will help you to fulfill your wish.

The lake located in the forest park zone is the guests' favorite place for rest. Its beauty attracts in every season. Pedestrian walks, volleyball games, tennis improve mood, sleep, appetite, relax shortness of breath, headache, irritability.

Perfect diagnostics

The sport-sanitary complex also enjoys great popularity. Here exercises under the supervision of experienced instructors are held and exercises with the most perfect mechanotherapy apparatuses are fulfilled. Swimming pools, sauna and billiard are also at your service.

Medical treatment would probably be not complete without careful diagnostics. There are necessary modern apparatus in "Podolie". For an establishment of the diagnosis and medical process efficiency estimation clinical, biochemical and immunology laboratory researches are being held. Instrumental diagnostics methods include electrocardiography, Holter monitoring with the computer analysis, reovasography, reopulmonography ultrasonic checkup and so on. The X-ray room also works.

Moreover, "Podolie" sanatorium offers vacationists a broad spectrum of extra services in the following institutions:

• "Prozorist" salon (lenses and spectacles assortment, medical diagnostics and ophthalmologist's individual advises);
• Beauty salon (hairdresser's and cosmetologist's services, manicure, pedicure and others);
• Massage salon (different kinds of medical massage according to individual indications);
• Dentist's (all kinds of stomatological services).

Beauty salon		Massage salon		"Prozorist" Salon

List of diseases, under which treatment in the sanatorium is indicated:

1. Diseases of locomotorium: spine osteochondrosis, deforming osteoarthrosis, rheumatic arthritis of І — ІІ degrees of activity, jet arthritises, Bekhterev illness, collagen diseases (scleroderma, dermathomiositis), traumatic damages of bones and joints, consequences of skin burns (colloidal scars) at absence of body wounds, correction of scoliosis.
2. Cardiovascular system diseases: ischemic heart disease (without stenocardia attacks and rhythm infringements) under cordial insufficiency that is not higher than 1st degree, hypertonic disease of І — ІІ stages, hypotonic illness, rheumatism out of an active or minimal degree of activity, a chronic compensating tonsillitis in children, obliterating diseases of lower extremities vessels of І — ІІ stages, varicose veins, chronic trombophlebitises (not earlier than six months after an aggravation).
3. Nervous system diseases: neurosises, residual displays of endured arachnoiditis and diencephalitis, radiculites, plexites, polyneurites, consequences of endured insult (in a year at independent movement and complete indemnification of cardiovascular system functions).
4. Respiratory organs diseases: a chronic bronchitis with asthmatic displays.
5. Gynecologic diseases: chronic inflammations of uteeng and its appendages, infringements of menstrual function, a barrenness, and also fibromyoma of uteeng which is treated conservatively, a genital endometriosis and rehabilitation gynecologic operations.
6. Male sexual sphere diseases: chronic nonspecific prostatites, treated conservatively in remission stage at absence of an adenoma and urethras stricture.
7. Skin diseases: psoriasis (the stationary form), neurodermite, an eczema, dry form, trophic ulcers.
8. Endocrine system diseases: diabetes (mild and average forms), hyperthyroidism of І — ІІ stages and obesity of І — ІІ stages

Scientifically-grounded recommendations on use of the spa medical factors are given by scientists of the Ukrainian scientific research institute of medical rehabilitation and balneology, Kiev orthopedics scientific research institute as well as by researchers of Vinnitsa medical university.

We wish you a successful treatment and good rest!

The health centre is intended for 610 places. 4 comfortable sleeping buildings with rooms for one and two places and also with first class rooms are at vacationists' service.
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