Therapeutic mineral waters of the Chistovodnensky source, Primorsky Krai

The region of a Chistovodnensky mineral water source in the Primorsky Krai (territory) gives home to a specialized Chistovodnoye Hospital that provides balneotherapeutic treatment for patients with chronic dermatoses, diseases of the locomotor apparatus, disorders of the peripheral nervous system, and gynecological problems. The Hospital has been functioning as a specialized medical facility of regional importance since 1976. The major therapeutic factors available for the patients are local climate and nitrogen/silicium-containing underground thermal waters. The majority of the patients treated in the Hospital present with renal dysfunction, vertebral osteochondrosis, and arthritis. High efficiency of therapy and its important contribution to the improvement of health conditions of the local population are specially emphasized.