Darkov spa resort lies in the north-east part of the Czech Republic, in the town of Karvina, Moravo-Silesian region, on the border with Poland. The founding of the first in the Czech Republic iodine-bromine spa is related to detecting of a healing iodine-bromine spring, the so-called brine (solianka), which was accidentally discovered by baron Jiří Bess from Chrastina during inspection of coal resourses on his lands in the second half of the 19th century. Local people have been using this spring long before. The emergence of the spa resort dates back to 1867, when the local waters were recognized healing and the first spa season was opened. Since then Darkova salt has been delivered throughout Europe. The main attraction of the resort architecture is the Public House with a dance hall, built in the style of secesse. At the beginning of the 20th century construction began in the style of functionalism, fashionable at that time, and most of the buildings, constructed in this style are being used still today.

In 1989, when it came to a gradual decrease in coal mining in the area of ​​ Karvina town, the spa buildings were reconstructed and modernized, the lands of the resort suburbs were also cultivated and became more attractive for resort guests. A resort park with many arbors and sculptures was arranged. The beautiful resort center is only a few minutes walk from here. The modern city of Karvina is quite different from the old Karvina, the city of miners, which has completely changed due to shut-down of coal mining production. The old town now makes its presence felt only in the inclined church of St. Peter of Alcantara, which the locals call the “oblique” church in Karvina. The curvature of its walls is connected with underground mines under it, as a result of which this church now stands with surrounding it lands about 36 meters lower than before. In addition to this attraction of the town the empiric castle with a park is also worth visiting.

Darkov Spa patients can remove or at least reduce the permanent complications of diseases or injuries of the musculoskeletal and nervous apparatus with the help of balneo-rehabilitation assistance, which in sanatoriums is provided by high-level specialists using natural healing factor – iodine-bromide water. This water from the geological level is in fact sea water from the Tertiary age, which surrounds the coal deposits in this area near Ostrava, and for its high salt content has received nickname Solianka (brine). A number of different factors have been acting on this water for millions of years – pressure, high temperatures, and all this resulted in enrichment of water with a huge number of elements from the local marine flora and fauna, which explains the positive effect of this water on the human body.

The water is highly mineralized, it contains a huge amount of iodine (800 times more than in sea water), and because of the depth where it is located, and this is 500-600 meters underground, it is completely free of civilizational deposits. Iodine-bromine waters increase immunity, improve overall health, motility and functioning of the central nervous system. Solianka perfectly relaxes muscles, makes ligaments and tendons more elastic, improves blood supply to tissues and internal organs, improves skin processes, and calms inflammatory foci. In addition to thermal effects when applied externally (baths, body wraps), it also acts as an analgesic, killing pain and muscle spasms. Spa treatment in Darkov is done in two sanatoriums – Darkov Health Center in Karvina-Darkov and Rehabilitation Sanatorium in Karviná-Hranice.

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system

• Bechterew disease
• arthrosis of various localization
• painful tendons and joint syndromes
• chronic nerve root syndrome
• coxarthrosis, gonarthrosis
• non-articular rheumatism
• other seronegative spondyloarthritis
• osteoporosis complicated
• rheumatoid arthritis
• states after amputation of the lower extremities
• states after orthopedic operations
• post-traumatic conditions

Cardiovascular diseases

• coronary heart disease
• hypertensive disease of stage II-III
• peripheral vascular diseases
• damage of peripheral vessels and thrombosis
• conditions after angioplasty

Gynecological diseases

• diseases of internal female genital organs
• conditions after complicated gynecological operations
• sterility and infertility

Nervous diseases

Skin diseases

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