The role of climatic therapy in the combined spa and health resort-based treatment of the patients presenting with nonspecific respiratory diseases

This article deals with the issues related to the role of climatic therapy in the combined spa and health resort-based treatment of the patients presenting with pathology of the respiratory system. The characteristics of climatic health resorts, the effects of various weather factors on the patients with nonspecific diseases of the respiratory organs, and the methods of climatic therapy are discussed with special reference to the physical factors influencing acclimatization and re-acclimatization as well as the prevention of meteopathic reactions. Much attention is given to the indications and contraindications for the referral of the patients with the above health problems to the local spa and health resorts facilities.