Sanatoriums of the Smolensk region, which have many medical and natural factors necessary for proper treatment, offer their services year-round and at reasonable prices. Staying in such an institution is recommended to all who need a rest. The exception is people with a severe form of the disease.
Who is prescribed rest in the sanatorium?
Sanatoria do not treat chronic diseases in the acute phase, they only contribute to maintaining the body in a healthy state and carry out preventive measures.
For this, mainly natural factors are used: climate, the presence of therapeutic mud and mineral springs, walks in nature, swimming in a pond. In combination with physiotherapy, physiotherapy and proper nutrition, this allows vacationers to feel the restoration of body functions, a surge of new strength.
Today, in many institutions, the traditions laid down in the Soviet era are preserved, when citizens arriving for sanatorium treatment were treated as patients. More and more modern institutions are organizing their work, changing priorities in the process of their activities. Those who want to relax and at the same time improve their health are increasingly choosing spa services, hotel standards and a free stay.
Natural conditions of the Smolensk region
Smolensk is called the edge of forests. Almost half of its territory is covered by mixed and coniferous forests. Forbs prevail in the meadows, and marshy places are rich in berries. The main river of the region is the Dnieper with its tributaries Sozh, Desna, Vyazma. Lakes, of which there are more than a hundred, are deep, and there is a large area.
The climate in the region is temperate, that is, moderately warm summers, and moderately cold winters. Due to the mild weather, many sanatoriums in the Smolensk region practice climate therapy. Another very important natural factor is the presence of mineral springs. In some areas there are exits to the surface of sulphate-calcium-magnesium waters.
Given the fact that health resorts are located in a wooded area or near water bodies, walking, cycling and swimming in a reservoir or pool contribute to the speedy recovery of the body.
Sanatoriums of Smolensk region
Institutions located in these parts practice, as a rule, a wide profile of treatment. This includes the prevention of diseases of the digestive system, nervous system, respiratory system, musculoskeletal system, metabolic disorders. But the dominant place is occupied by sanatoriums of the cardiovascular profile.
The procedures of physiotherapy, physiotherapy, massage, balneotherapy are widely used. In sanatoriums, sessions of aromatherapy, speleotherapy, herbal medicine and other methods of disease prevention are practiced. Be sure to assign walking on paths designed with different levels of difficulty.
Many institutions develop special programs, limited to specific periods, for those who want to make certain changes in their body (cleansing, weight loss, rejuvenation, and so on).
Sanatorium "Red Forest" near Smolensk
The health resort, which hosts the Smolensk and guests of the region, has existed for almost 50 years. It is located in a forest area, eight kilometers from the city. At the same time, 540 people can call here.
Five buildings are located on their territory. The well-furnished rooms provided can satisfy every taste. All of them are designed with a view to comfortable living in them, but there are rooms for discerning vacationers, and there are also for those whose financial capabilities are limited. But regardless of the cost, the decor of each room is thought out and comfortable.
Treatment and leisure at Krasny Bor
The services provided by the medical building of the resort "Krasny Bor" near Smolensk are wide and diverse. For the treatment procedures installed modern equipment. The methods used in the prevention and treatment of diseases are not used very often. For example, hirudotherapy. Leech treatment, a long-known method, is good for vascular diseases. Sapropelic mud used in the local mud baths is effective for diseases of the musculoskeletal system. A salt cave will strengthen the respiratory system. The resort has a swimming pool with hydromassage.
Nutrition provides an individual approach to the habits and needs of each vacationer. A wide selection of dishes will allow everyone to enjoy food without harming their health.
The sanatorium has the opportunity for sports, visiting the library, organized trips for excursions. The House of Culture, a rental center for various equipment works here.
Sanatorium "Crystal"
This health resort is located a little further from Smolensk, it will be necessary to get to it about 15 kilometers. But if you use the proposed transfer service, this will not be a big problem. But its location in an ecologically clean area is a good bonus for vacationers.
First of all, it is a sanatorium of cardiovascular profile, although the range of services it provides is extremely wide. The equipment has been installed in the medical building of leading world-renowned companies, which allows performing many individual rehabilitation programs. In addition to the treatment of chronic diseases, here you can do weight loss, increase immunity, the fight against nicotine addiction and so on.
On the territory of the Kristall sanatorium, four dormitories, two of which are for children, are provided for guests. A distinctive feature of this institution is work with children. In this area, the experience of the sanatorium over 15 years. Everything is organized here to restore children's health, as well as to obtain new, positive experiences. Teachers work with the guys.
Sanatorium named Przhevalsky
This institution is famous for being far from industrial enterprises, highways and other environmental pollutants. The resort is surrounded by forests and fields that form beautiful Central Russian landscapes. In addition, clean air and mineral springs replenish the list of factors for effective healing and relaxation. The sanatorium has a modern medical base that allows you to use the most effective methods.
Employees of the sanatorium them. N.M. Przhevalsky is proud to have the opportunity to provide rooms for accommodation that would satisfy the most demanding and more modest requirements. Delicious and wholesome food, landscaped area, modern interiors of public spaces - all this should please guests.
SPA-complex can provide the following services: sauna, hammam, pool, massage and other procedures.
Sanatorium "Borok"
This health resort, like the previous one, is located 22 kilometers from the city, among the coniferous forest, and therefore, since its opening, it has specialized in the treatment of respiratory organs, including tuberculosis patients. Today, the sanatorium of the Ministry of Internal Affairs "Borok" in the Smolensk region no longer accepts suffering from an open form of the disease, but the experience gained over decades has attracted people here in this field.
The natural conditions here are unique, the absence of enterprises, pine forest, fresh air help restore the body in a short time. And the Dnieper and Katynka rivers make it possible to take boat trips or go fishing.
Nutrition, as one of the treatment factors, is given great attention. An individual approach to the preparation of a treatment program involves the use of modern methods and equipment. Moreover, pulmonological diseases allow the doctor to prescribe up to 4 procedures simultaneously, which is not done in other institutions.
Reviews about the health resorts of Smolensk region
It should be noted that the sanatorium “Borok” received the best reviews. The departmental health resort, led for 20 years by the colonel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Honored Doctor of Russia M. Bolotin, has earned many thanks from people who are not used to rushing them.
About the rest of the sanatoriums of the Smolensk region, the reviews are very different. One gets the impression that vacationers who feel offended for one reason or another take up the pen. For example, someone notes that the numbers are disgusting, "slits in the windows in the finger, blows off the bed." Nearby at the same time, the same sanatorium is told that the rooms are cozy, comfortable, sleeps sweetly, but there are problems with the food ... Either those who write different categories of rooms, or before and after repairs (someone was unlucky), or different perception of events. It turns out that relying on reviews is risky, you need to include your intuition.
Crystal has earned many positive reviews. His children praise, write - their parents. And for the guys the main thing is a good company.