A series of treatments are performed at spas and thalassotherapy institutes in addition to proper thermal treatments, both to integrate and strengthen the effect of thermal treatments and to improve the body’s general physical and mental wellbeing.

First and foremost, all the methods where thermal treatment is closely combined with physical activity, practised both actively and passively, form part of creno-physio kinestherapy where the aim is rehabilitation or functional re-education, or improvement of muscle tone and breathing ability.

Some of these techniques involve specific applications as is the case with vascular walking where patients walk inside tubs filled with thermal water for a maximum of twenty minutes at a time, often combining this with motor activities and water workouts.

Various massage techniques (massotherapy and pressotherapy) can form part of specific thermal treatment sessions as is the case when massage sessions follow on from the application of mud packs. Massage techniques can also be used for the benefits that they alone produce (general stimulation of the nerve centres, stimulation and relaxation of muscle tone) which help create a state of wellbeing.

Lymphatic drainage, a particular type of massage aimed at rapidly eliminating retained liquids and toxins, can also be performed. In a healthy body, liquids and toxins are eliminated naturally but various types of medical conditions can mean that lymph drainage must be done using external mechanical devices. Computerised lymphatic drainage is often available which allows for physiological drainage without increasing external pressure by using the physical principle of sound resonance. Lymphatic drainage is particularly recommended for all types of swelling (lymphedema) and for the treatment of varicose veins and peripheral vascular problems and cellulite.

A wide range of cosmetic and medical beauty services is also available with specific treatments for the epide rmis and exercise programmes to be done in equipped gyms in order to get back into shape and fight the muscle relaxation which is typical of a sedentary lifestyle.