The youngest Slovak spa Nimnica is situated between the towns of Považská Bystrica and Púchov in the north-west of Slovakia. During the construction of the water reservoir in 1952, a profuse spring was discovered in Nimnica, which was an impetus for the origin and development of the local spa. After hydrogeological examination and verification of the therapeutic effects of the water, the exploitation of the local salty water started. The diseases treated in Nimnica include the digestive system, circulatory system and respiratory system diseases and diseases of the locomotive organs. The mineral water contains trace elements like potassium, magnesium, chlorine, iodine, sodium, calcium iron, and free carbon dioxide and is also used for therapy of oncological and gynecological diseases. The therapy leans on drinking of this water, inhalations and carbon dioxide baths.

Illustrative list

• I. Oncological diseases

• II. Circulatory system diseases

  • Status after acute carditis

  • valvular

  • coronary heart disease

  • Status after implatácii pacemaker

  • Status after acute myocardial

  • hypertensive disease

  • Status after heart surgery

  • conditions after reconstructive surgery on the vascular system

• III. Digestive diseases

  • peptic ulcer disease, duodenal

  • The following operations on the stomach, duodenum, esophagus, liver, pancreas

  • Regional enterocolitis

  • Crohn's Disease

  • Status after resection of the small intestine and colon

  • colitis

  • Status after gallbladder surgery, chronic conditions

  • Status after acute hepatitis

  • Status after acute pancreatitis, chronic conditions

• IV. Disease, metabolic disorders and endocrine

  • Diabetes mellitus, hyperlipoproteinemia, after surgery for thyroid thyrotoxicosis

• V. Non-tuberculosis respiratory diseases

  • Chronic bronchitis and obstructive type

  • Bronchial asthma

  • postoperative airway and lungs

  • Allergic rhinitis

  • Pulmonary Fibrosis

• VI. Nervous diseases

  • paralytic poliomyelitis.

  • inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system.

  • conditions after surgeries and injuries to the central nervous system.

  • Multiple Sclerosis

  • muscular dystrophy,

  • Parkinson's Disease

  • cerebral palsy

• VII. Musculoskeletal diseases

  • rheumatoid arthritis

  • Bechterova disease.

  • scoliosis,

  • arthritis

  • coxartrose

  • arthritis

  • Status after operations of the locomotor system

• XI. Gynecological diseases

  • primary and secondary sterility and infertility

  • The failure of ovarian function and uterine development

  • chronic inflammation of internal genitals

  • Status after reconstructive surgery

  • The following operations on the internal genitals

  • Complications following abortion and ectopic pregnancy

  • menopause

• XII. Occupational diseases

Children - outpatient

• XXV. Non-tuberculosis respiratory diseases

• XXVI. Nervous diseases

• XXVII. Musculoskeletal diseases

Specific microclimate salt caves helps in the treatment of upper and lower respiratory tract (inflammation of the throat, sinuses, chronic rhinitis), decreased activity of the thyroid, diseases of the digestive system, dermatological diseases (skin allergies, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis), neurosis, stress and fatigue. allergies, asthma. The pleasant atmosphere of the cave completes the relaxing music and light effects. One stay lasts 45 minutes.