Climate & Recovery
Climate & Recovery
The history of the medical resort Davos began some 140 years ago in 1853 when Alexander Spengler moved from Germany to this rural village of 1'700 inhabitants. Soon he realized the healthy influence of the climate and made its healing powers known.
These healing effects especially help the therapy of allergic and infectuous diseases of the respirational organs. The healthy altitude of 1'560 m above sea-level can only be considered a boon to Davos.
According to recent research the high altitude has a stabilizing effect on the autonomous nervous system, and rises the levels of the suprerenal (cortisone) and sexual hormones (testosterone).
Effective System
The following criterions are the most important parts of the effective system the high alpine climate provides.
- reduced barometric air pressure
- thermic balance
- radiation
- air quality
- weather
Climate as Cure
The high alpine climate can only be part of a complete therapy, but treatment with climate is a scientifically approved concept, which is popular with patients, physicians, and even insurance companies.
The supportive powers of the high altitude climate can be proven in the following areas
- allergic, infectious and other diseases of the airways and lungs
- diseases of the nasal mucous, the nasal sinuses and the throat
- bronchial asthma, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasies, emphysema of the lungs, fibrosis of the lungs, tumours, alveolitis, silicoses and other occupational diseases
- cystic fibrosis (mucoviscidosis)
- tuberculosis of the lungs and other organs
- allergic and other diseases of the skin
- chronic internal diseases
- vascular and heart diseases
- anemias
- diseases of the digestive system
- rheumatic diseases
- diseases of the digestive system
- diseases of the metabolism
- chronic-endogenous eye diseases (uveitis)
- rehabilitation after serious diseases and major surgery
- dermatologic indications in persons prone to or suffering from allergies, skin diseases reacting to alpine climates, particularly atopic constitutional neurodermatitis (endogenous eczema), psoriasis vulgaris, other chronic itchy skin conditions, chronic contact eczema, erythrodermia, juvenile, ordinary and confluent acne, chronic urticaria, parapsoriasis, mycosis fungoides, resistant lupus vulgaris, chronic diseases of the oral mucosa, and follow-up treatment of neoplastic diseases of the skin, particularly malignant melanoma
Documentation Dr. Villiger
More about the importance of alpine climates in the treatment of diseases you find in the comprehensive documentation by Beat Villiger, M.D.
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