La Preste les Bains

nestled against the southern slopes of Costabonne (2465 meters) and Canigou (2784 meters), will welcome you in a site protected from any pollution, to make you discover all its virtues.
Rich in its know-how and the quality of its waters, La Preste les Bains will allow you to relax and recharge your batteries by rediscovering time and the sweetness of life.
Its very ancient waters have treated lepers and were recognized as a thermal treatment in 1302, the date of the first writings. These 7 centuries of experience will allow you to have a pleasant stay and appreciate an enchanting site where everything invites you to the nostalgic charm of a return to your roots.
In Haut Vallespir, in a wild and natural Catalan country, you will discover a haven of peace and freshness while browsing the foothills of the Pyrenees or visiting the royal town of Prats de Mollo and its Fort Lagarde erected by Vauban in 1683.
Warm welcome and friendliness are the key words for a successful stay.

URINARY INFECTIONS

Urinary tract disease and metabolic diseases Genitourinary infection is a public health problem. In 1985, in France, 2,000,000 women and 1,300,000 men suffered from urinary tract infections resulting in health insurance costs totaling 1,500 million francs. After diagnosis, despite appropriate medical or surgical treatment, many of these infections will recur. By their frequency, these infections, whether they affect the bladder, kidney or prostate, create a serious handicap that these patients know only too well.
The spa treatment at La Preste is the ideal complementary treatment: ‘
Infections in both men and women: recurrent acute cystitis. Recurrent or chronic acute pyelonephritis. Acute or chronic prostatitis. Pain in the urinary sphere: Cystalgies Prostatodynia, abacterial prostatitis Sequelae of urethritis. The lithiasis: Small stones, urinary sands. Recurrent renal colic Adenoma of the prostate at a non-surgical stage. Colopathies with or without associated colitis. Overweight, gout, hyperuricaemia, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia. La Preste is the only European spa with indications for urinary tract infection.

RHEUMATOLOGY

Preste crenotherapy is also intended for patients with chronic conditions whose evolution is slow and, on whom the medicinal means cannot be used for too long due to their poor tolerance or their temporary effectiveness. .
The treatment of Preste is indicated in rheumatic affections. The improvement affects 74% of patients who perform it. Overall the improvement obtained is 66%.
Osteoarticular disorders: They represent the major part of the ailments for which patients have recourse to crenotherapy, at least with regard to the number of curists frequenting the spas. More than 66% of them undergo a cure for this therapeutic orientation.

The first place goes to RHEUMATISMS, especially degenerative rheumatism (arthrosis). It is a frequent lesion, especially from a certain age and for which no therapy can provide a cure. As the name “degenerative” indicates, this pathology presents an essentially chronic character evolving by irregular outbreaks. All osteoarthritis (regardless of the joint location) is amenable to crenotherapy.

Chronic rheumatism of inflammatory origin or arthritis: They are also concerned but after periods of acute inflammatory attacks.

We will also remember the consequences of OSTEO ARTICULAR TRAUMATISMS, the most frequent are also the responsibility of thermal medicine which will benefit from being practiced as early as possible after the accident before the onset of any complications: muscle stiffness, amyotrophy, etc… Rehabilitation during the cure decreases the recovery time of motor activity.
Let us finish with the various PERI ARTICULAR disorders, type PERI ARTHRIRE which are also indicated as part of the spa treatment offered at LA PRESTE LES BAINS.
Thermal treatment: »HR» treatment techniques:
Classically, the treatment at LA PRESTE lasts three weeks. The drink cure: the internal effects of the drink cure constitute, mainly by the action of sulfur, calcium and trace elements, a basic element of thermal treatment. Example: sulfur known for its trophic, fibrolytic, anabolic and stimulating nutrient exchange action in arthritis patients. Baths with or without an underwater shower: The action is threefold: analgesics