SCLEROSIS MULTIPLEX - REHABILITATION

MULTIPLEX SCLEROSIS

Multiplex sclerosis is a progressive disease, characterized by plaques of brain and spinal code demyelinazation. Frequent remissions and exacerbations characterize the disease. Basically, it is an autoimmune disease, and the genetic as well as climatic factors are important for its genesis; prevalence increases going from the equator to the north. The disease begins gradually with most of the patients (60%), while with the others it appears suddenly. Its first symptoms are usually paresthesia, then spastic muscle weakness and disorders of deeper sensibility. With some patients, the disease starts with neuritis retrobulbaris. Double images, nystagmus, vertigo, intentional tremor, chanting speech and cerebral ataxia appear later. With some patients urinating disorders, partial retention of the urine or periodical incontinence appear when the disease starts, and with some others, they appear in later stages of the disease. Psychological disorders generally characterize later stages of the disease. Today, the diagnosis is made quickly, after exposure of the patient to magnetic resonance. However, therapy did not advance as quickly as diagnostics. Treatments with corticosteroids, immunosuppressive medicines, interferon and other medications did not result adequately successful. Physical therapy and rehabilitation represent an important part in treatment.

There is one rock in the park, in front of the sanatorium with the inscription carved in it: “This is the place where Multiplex Sclerosis was buried, A.V., teacher from Kragujevac.” This might seem strange to somebody inexperienced, but to thousands of those suffering from this disease, to those who, after treatment in this Spa, were able to throw away their canes, crutches and wheelchairs, this rock and its inscription represent the symbol of victory and of a new life. Trepca is their hope, Trepca is the ray of sunshine in the sudden dark they experienced, and it is their second home.

People suffering from this disease have been coming to Trepca for decades, since   the end of sixties. This is the only place on the Earth where the treatment of multiplex sclerosis is so successful. Patients from all over the world stayed there. Moreover, thanks to them, Trepca has become famous in remote parts, faraway from this country.

Atomic Spa Gornja Trepca, a jewel of the nature generosity, is situated under wooded mountains Vujan and Bukovik in the narrow gorge of the river Banja, in the cultivated Cacak valley in the southwestern Sumadija.

From the bottom of the Earth, where in magma rocks still exists considerable potentials of geothermals energy, rise waters refined by minerals and rare elements.

Atomic Spa is situated between Cacak, Gornji Milanovac and Mrcajevci. Thanks to its favorable geography location and good communications, Spa is easily reached.

The temperature of the thermo mineral water is between 27C-31C and by its characteristics is known from the period of the ancient Rome.

Mineral waters of the spa contain in the larger concentration, mineral components and posses physical-chemical characteristics used in therapy purpose. The results of the analyses, done in a last few decades prove that these waters are of the stable physical-chemical contents and temperature, that enables permanent healing.

Thermo-mineral springs of the Atomic Spa belong into the best studied in our country.

The natural sanatorium, beside top health services, offers to its visitors high quality accommodation in:

- 104 beds in the dispensary station

- 45 beds in bungalows

Kind personnel will serve you tasteful home made specialties from the traditional kitchen of the restaurant that also includes a hall with 160 seats and a terrace with 60 seats.

The natural sanatorium also mediates in accommodation of guasts in the private accommodation sector. With extraordinary kindness, hospitality and the quality of services and in the close surrounding of springs there are:

RHEUMATIC DISEASES

Chronic inflammatory rheumatism

- Bachterevljev's disease

- Rheumatoid arthritis

Degenerative rheumatism

- Joint arthritis

- Spondylosis and spondilathrytis

- Discopathy

Extra-articular rheumatism

- Myofibrositis

- Fibrositis, panniculitis, fendonitis, bursitis and psychogenes rheumatism

- Metabolic joint diseases

- Gout

The guests of the spa may also visit important and interesting cultural historic  monuments and sanctuaries on the territory of the municipality of Cacak.

- The Church of the Holly Mother situated just above a spring in the very foot of the mountain Vujan. Its origins are from the XIV or XV century A.D. that is witnessed by built in fragments in one of windows (the window of "aptida").

- The Monastery Vujan dedicated to The Saint Archangel Gabriel is distanced 6 km from the Gornja Trepca, and that is the place where are buried dukes from the I and II Serbian uprising Nikola Milicevic-Lunjevica and The Duke Lazar Mutap.

  - Ovcar-Kablar gorge, also known as Serbian Holly Forest because of its 9 monasteries located there.

    For all guest of the spa are organized outings.

Big popularization of Trepča, as a spa resort, besides proven quality of water, was undoubtedly helped by numerous press

and magazines clips - both medical and entertaining kind.Specially interesting ones are those with patient stories and their

experiences in spa water treatment.Some of those we would like to present as is: