Halotherapy lecture in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
May 18th 2013
Tuzla is the only city in Europe with
salt lakes and the only city in the world where salt lakes, baths and beaches
are located in the centre of the city. Millions of years ago, as the great Pannonian
Sea was receding from European ground it left millions of tons of salt rock and
salt water underneath Tuzla. Thanks to this natural wealth, and with the aid of
domestic experts, in 2003, this salt water was turned into the first Pannonian Lake
and the second Pannonian Lake in 2008. These lakes contain salt water rich with
minerals, which is pumped to the surface with the aid of salt wells. Aside from
its recreational and entertainment value, the lakes and their water have
healing properties, especially for aiding in treating health issues like skin
problems, rheumatic ailments, and respiratory disorders. The Pannonian
Lakes occupy a surface of 17.000 square meters, with 1.000 meter long beaches
and a park land of 60.000 square meters. The salinity of the water is equal to
that of sea water and contains 30 to 40 grams per litre. The salt water itself
has exceptional therapeutic properties. The lake facilities contain playgrounds
for children and fitness areas. In four years’ time, the Pannonian Lake complex
has been visited by more than two million tourists.
Dr. Greta
Gunek-Mačukat and mag. Phy. Irena Majica were invited in city Tuzla by prof. E.
Bećirović to do lecture about Halotherapy and study what is going on in children’
clinic Helena in Zagreb, Croatia.
Lecture was
organized by prof. Bećirović occupied several doctors with different
specializations, pharmacists and common people - everybody who wanted to learn
more about rehabilitation methods. Introduction lecture into speleotherapy and
halotherapy was made prof. Bećirović, leader of Rehabilitation Department of the
University of Medicine in Tuzla. It was necessary to show that this kind of
rehabilitation is present in Eastern part of Europe since 19th
century, but still very little present in the“Western world”. Emphasis was in
showing that allopathic medicine in combinations with rehabilitation methods
give better results, prolong remission among patients and give new methods that
are simple and use nature’s resources.
Dr Greta
Gunek-Mačukat made a lecture about halotherapy and presented the first results
that are collected from the salt cocoon therapy in Helena clinic within past 18
months. The survey aims to track effects of halotherapy on children with asthma
in controlled conditions, recurrent obstructive bronchitis, atopic dermatitis,
otitis media, and recurrent laryngitis. Most research in halotherapy has been
carried out on adults. However, children are frequent users of halotherapy, and
additional investigations are needed in the paediatric population. The research
results should prove halotherapy effects as natural method for prevention,
treatment and rehabilitation of children suffering from the most common chronic
diseases of the respiratory system and skin combining it with allopathic
medicine.
Mag. Phy.
Irena Majica gave short lecture about methods of conducting halotherapy with
emphasis on microclimate in salt cocoon, salt cabins or salt rooms where halotherapy
is conducted with special machine called dry salt aerosol generator IIRIS 136.
It is necessary to say that halotherapy is a new method developed from
speleotherapy. It uses only simple input of NaCl (rock salt) in salt
capsule/cabin or salt room. This relatively new method is still finding its place
in global range.
This therapy isn’t only
for health and rehabilitation. It can provide great results in cosmetics and
SPA treatment.
Lecture
was ended by visiting salt lakes in Tuzla. It was very sunny and warm and we
wished to stay longer...
