Salt of the earth
SALT OF THE EARTH
Not all wonders of the world can be appreciated from a bird's eye view. Many natural resources are safely hidden from our eyes in the bowels of the earth. However, thanks to the efforts of scientists, the secret becomes clear, and the treasures found are transferred to the service of people. So, in the city of Soligorsk there is a health-improving complex, in which seriously ill patients literally have a “second wind”. For more than 20 years, the Republican Speleotherapy Hospital, which has departments at a depth of 420 meters, has been helping thousands of patients with various respiratory diseases: asthma, bronchitis, pollinosis, allergic rhinitis.
In the depths of potash ores
The therapeutic effect of "white gold" became known in ancient Greece and ancient Italy. Nowadays, there are already dozens of speleological clinics around the world, but they appear mainly in spent salt mines. Soligorsk health resort, on the contrary, was built according to the original scientifically based project. The hospital is located next to the existing mine; for future chambers, local miners cut through separate sections. Underground passages are planned in such a way that an individual ventilation system is maintained in each chamber. The supplied air travels more than 2 km through a special labyrinth. The sections of the labyrinth stabilize the air temperature, separate excess moisture and dust. Thanks to this, the air in the hospital is several times more sterile than in conventional operating rooms.
SOLO performance
The Belarusian speleological complex is also unique in the composition of natural salt aerosol. The combination of "red" and "white" salt allows patients to be placed in different environments, taking into account the form of the disease. Every centimeter of the coating continuously emits healing salt ions. The concentration of nutrients, according to modest estimates, is 10 times greater than in any prestigious seaside resort. The effect of the speleological environment favorably affects the skin, so people come to the hospital with diagnoses of psoriasis and allergic dermatitis. The effectiveness of the health resort is evidenced by the following figures: 97% of visitors have a stable therapeutic effect from the treatment, 32% of patients are discharged with significant improvement, 65% with improvement.
At a high level
It is sometimes difficult for patients themselves to understand why the place where they are is called a hospital. After all, volleyball, basketball, table tennis and gymnastics take away most of their time underground. You can play chess and checkers, as well as billiards. There are separate "dance floors" and reading rooms.
In the ground building, the specialists tried to recreate the conditions of the salt caves as much as possible with the help of caving rooms. There are also cozy hotel-type rooms for other patients to stay after wellness sessions. Upstairs there is a swimming pool, a phytobar, a spa center, a beauty salon with modern devices. There is an open sports ground, a park for walking and a large reservoir surrounded by a pine forest - all this, according to doctors, effectively consolidates the healing effect.
Specialists who keep recovery statistics note another pattern: those who have been to the hospital once, will certainly return again. Salt magic? Or maybe there, in the depths, something else is hidden that gives such an unforgettable feeling of renewal and freedom? Soligorsk land has not yet revealed all its healing secrets, but even now its salt is tirelessly absorbing fears and ailments. This means that each of us, who hopes to restore and improve health, can now knock on the doors of the local speleological clinic and start an exciting journey into the salt mines. Who is next?
Attention! Speleotherapy has contraindications and side effects, you need to consult a doctor.
