Russia (bbabo.net), - The most pressing problem after an illness, especially such an insidious one that is caused by a new coronavirus infection, is how to regain your former shape, feel cheerful again, the desire to live and work? After all, the most common consequences of this disease - weakness, depression, irritability, decreased performance - are haunted for a long time. Of course, you can expect everything to normalize by itself over time, but this is a long way.

There is another, more effective one: to undergo rehabilitation therapy in one of the best health resorts in the country - "Yangan-Tau". For vacationers who have recovered from covid, the specialists of the sanatorium developed two programs back in 2020. One for those who had a coronavirus infection less than three months ago, and another if more than three months have passed since the illness. This is not the only criterion; the degree of lung damage, the presence of concomitant diseases, and the individual characteristics of the organism are also taken into account. Accordingly, the amount of assistance also varies.

Which program to choose for a particular person, the doctor decides. The main principle here, as in any kind of medical activity, is not to harm, since even the best remedy, if used at the wrong time and for other purposes, can worsen the condition.

Therefore, everyone who is going to undergo a course of post-COVID rehabilitation first goes to see a pulmonologist. The doctor conducts a survey, examination and issues recommendations. First of all, they relate to the use of geothermal steam, which Yangan-Tau is famous for.

- A feature of rehabilitation after covid is the restoration of the function of external respiration. In connection with pneumofibrosis, vacationers experience shortness of breath. She is reversible. This is helped by procedures using steam - baths, inhalations, speleochambers, magnetotherapy, massage and others, - said pulmonologist Nail Khuzhin. - A third, more active post-COVID recovery program is also being developed.

Contraindications for the course are the same as for other spa programs: heart attacks, all acute conditions, cardiovascular and oncological diseases, fever, re-infection with covid. There are no absolute contraindications, everything is decided individually.

It is important to keep in mind one more thing: the program will give the desired effect only if you go through it completely, both in terms of volume and time. Minimum 15 days, but ideally three weeks. It is during this period that beneficial changes occur in the body, such are the adaptive capabilities of a person. A week's rest is also not bad, but it will only give an increase in the resources of the body and relaxation of the nervous system. But if we talk about recovery after covid, then the approach should be thorough.

Residual effects after this disease are typical for people over 60 years of age and those who have concomitant diseases such as obesity, coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus. This is shortness of breath, which happens even at rest, and not only during physical exertion, dry cough, weakness, fatigue, loss of interest in life, apathy.

“All procedures of post-COVID programs are aimed at preventing pulmonary fibrosis, increasing the respiratory reserve and restoring the psycho-emotional state of vacationers,” says Snezhana Melnichenko, Honored Doctor of the Republic of Belarus, Excellent Health Worker of the Republic of Belarus, therapist. - A study of the potential of the lungs with the help of modern equipment, which we carry out before and after the start of the program, shows that the effectiveness is obvious.

During the course, vacationers receive a variety of treatments. Naturally, each separately will not give the impact that is obtained in total when one complements the other. There are three speleochambers, or salt mines, in the sanatorium. In one, they breathe the evaporation of salts from the Solikamsk deposit (there are mainly potassium and magnesium), in the second - from Sol-Iletsk (sodium and chlorine), in the third - Himalayan pink salt, the most saturated in composition, it contains more than 80 components. Plus physiotherapy for the lungs, massage with elements of postural drainage, herbal teas, oxygen cocktails.

Someone will say: this can be found in urban health centers. Yes, but the city does not have what only "Yangan-Tau" has - the climate. The air here is special. Not just clean, which is not surprising - there are no industrial enterprises around for tens of kilometers, it is saturated with negative ions, like nowhere else: in each cubic meter - from 2.5 to three thousand anions (for comparison: in cities - less than a thousand). This in itself is a remedy. No wonder vacationers say: "Eat the local air with a spoon!". It is the combination of natural factors with medical procedures under the supervision of doctors that gives the very effect that people talk about.The air of the sanatorium has a good effect on the restoration of the respiratory and immune systems. And in order to improve the delivery of oxygen to the tissues of the body, Nordic walking is included in the daily routine of vacationers. The physical load is small, but the benefits are huge. Walking in the fresh air on the territory of the sanatorium is convenient - there is a many-kilometer health path, a health path - go and admire the view from Yangantau Mountain to the surroundings - the Yuryuzan River, vast distances.

Doctors warn: the fibrosis that appears after covid, when the lung tissue is replaced by connective tissue, will not go anywhere. But the human body is an amazing self-healing system with enormous compensatory capabilities. If the blood flow to the tissues is restored, then the lung tissue begins to regenerate, the number of alveoli increases, and therefore breathing improves.

- The most important thing is to restore blood circulation. Where there is no food, there is no life. Our programs just help to increase the compensatory capabilities of the body, - explains Snezhana Melnichenko.

Elena Beskrestnova, a pensioner from the city of Kasli in the Chelyabinsk region, says that she has been coming to Yangan-Tau for the fifth year. In past visits, I chose programs according to the profile of the underlying disease.

- But last fall, I got covid. Took it very hard. After recovery, weakness remained, shortness of breath appeared. When I found out that Yangan-Tau had a recovery and rehabilitation program after this viral infection, I bought a ticket without hesitation. The program is designed for 13 days, and what is not in it. The procedures are different, and all of them are for the lungs: inhalations, a salt mine, swimming, steam applications, I also took additional procedures, - Elena Gennadievna shared her emotions.

Many people want to take the course.

- As a consultant doctor, I receive phone calls from morning to evening, - says Snezhana Melnichenko. - People call, even while still in hospital. They are interested in when it is possible to come to the sanatorium. You can't hurry. If the damage to the lungs is 60-70 percent, then at first it is necessary to undergo rehabilitation on an outpatient basis and only after three months to start a sanatorium program. But if the disease was not severe, then you need to wait for a negative PCR result and you can already come to us. The procedures included in the program are seemingly simple, but very effective. In addition to those included in the cost of the tour, you can take others, for example, a pressure chamber, a laser on the area of ​​​​the projection of the lungs, ozone therapy.

In order to carry out rehabilitation procedures, the sanatorium did not have to purchase new medical equipment. It is in "Yangan-Tau" and without that the most modern, as they say, with the latest technology.

Those who "tasted" all the advantages of the Yangan-Tau sanatorium are no longer looking for other health resorts. So, an entrepreneur from the city of Snezhinsk, Chelyabinsk region, Viktor Pyankov, has been coming here for 10 years.

- You rest for 10-14 days, and you get a charge of vivacity and health for the whole year, - he says. - Everything here is provided for us: the necessary procedures, various leisure activities, and physical education. I love skiing, breathing clean air, and swimming in the pool. I have been to other sanatoriums, but the comparison is not in their favor. Now I don’t even consider others, I choose Yangan-Tau.

Spouses from the city of Uchaly of the Republic of Bashkortostan Sergey and Olga Nikolaev are also regular guests of the sanatorium. Arrived for the 11th time.

- In the 80s of the last century, I participated in the construction of the fourth building, and now I am strengthening my health here, - says Sergey. - Every year we buy a ticket for 12-13 days, we try to use different medical services.

Olga Nikolaeva adds that "Yangan-Tau" attracts not only with a wide choice and uniqueness of health procedures, but also with a friendly atmosphere created by the team. Every day spent in such a calm, pleasant environment brings benefits that cannot be measured by anything, you can only feel it.

On the topic

For those who have completed a course of post-COVID recovery and rehabilitation, experts recommend limiting physical activity and stress for two to three months, do not overcool, do not overheat, take the drugs prescribed in the covid hospital and take care of yourself. After a while, donate blood for analysis to check the level of antibodies. And, of course, get vaccinated.

THERE ARE CONTRAINDICATIONS, A SPECIALIST'S CONSULTATION IS NECESSARY

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