Spa Treatment With Referral Form The Health Insurance Institute Of Slovenia
Your personal physician can propose that you be sent for a spa treatment to Terme Čatež, if your health condition is covered by the standards of Terme Čatež. In such case the referral form covers treatment plus accommodation at a hotel and outpatient treatment.
Outpatient Physiotherapy
Such therapy is performed at Terme Čatež on the basis of issued work order covered by insurance with the Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia or referral form of your physician. You will be invited to physiotherapy during the period of validity of the work order. You can stay at any of our hotels or holiday facilities in the apartment village (self-pay) or daily come from your home to receive treatment.
Self-pay Treatment
If you do not have a referral form and you decide for spa treatment at your own choice or on the recommendation from your physician, you can opt for our medical services on a self-pay basis.
Spa Treatment Standards
Terme Čatež fulfils the spa treatment standards thanks to its experienced medical team – therapists, modern therapeutic premises, and natural healing factor – thermal water. We fulfil the following spa standards defined by the Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia:
inflammatory rheumatic diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, crystal arthritis, entheropathic arthritis, etc.);
degenerative skeletal diseases (degenerative changes of the spine, large joints, extra-joint rheumatism, etc.);
conditions after injuries and surgeries on the locomotor system with functional impairment;
neurological diseases and traumas, injuries of the central and peripheral nervous system, including CVI and neuron-muscle diseases;
gynaecological diseases – mainly treatment after breast cancer surgery.
The medical-curative treatment is conducted by doctors-physiatrists, physical therapists, kinezio-therapists, neuro-therapists,other certified therapists, nurses, masseurs and nursing staff. Depending on the requirements the team join other doctors: orthopaedic surgeon, neurosurgeon and rheumatologist. Extremely important upon the curative process is a relaxing and pleasant atmosphere, the pools with thermal water and additional activities, which influence the length and effects of the healing process.