Diseases of the joints and periarticular soft tissues of the musculoskeletal system

• Rheumatic polyarthritis (Sokolsky–Bouillaud disease in the passive phase with minimal activity);
• Rheumatoid arthritis, polyarthritis AO, A1, A2 — minimal activity;
• Infectious specific arthritis, polyarthritis (brucellosis, dysentery, viral polyarthritis);
• Deforming spondylosis, spondyloarthrosis;
• Arthritis and arthrosis associated with other diseases: gouty polyarthritis, benign polyarthritis, vibration-induced diseases;
• Diseases of the periarticular soft tissues and musculoskeletal system: bursitis, tendovaginitis, periarthritis, myositis, myalgia, myofasciitis;
• Intervertebral osteochondrosis;
• Secondary deforming osteoarthritis (traumatic origin);
• Ankylosing spondylitis (Bechterew’s disease).

Naftalan Therapy

Naftalan therapy for joint diseases is a pathogenetic treatment method. To strengthen its therapeutic effect, Naftalan procedures are combined with physical therapy and medication.

Naftalan helps reduce inflammation, decrease pain, improve blood circulation, and positively influence the reticuloendothelial system, which plays a key role in the body’s defense mechanisms. It stabilizes chondroitin sulfate synthesis and stimulates the growth of new cartilage cells, leading to the restoration of joint cartilage.

A complex sanatorium-resort treatment program — including Naftalan therapy, massage, physiotherapy, and therapeutic exercise — provides the best results. Properly prescribed treatment helps reduce or eliminate pathological symptoms such as muscle spasms, tenderness during palpation, and functional joint disorders, which in turn increases mobility and reduces pain.

Conservative treatment of sclerosis, combined with balneotherapy, hydrotherapy, manual therapy, post-isometric muscle relaxation, classical massage, and physiotherapy, yields highly effective outcomes. All necessary conditions for such treatment are available in Naftalan’s sanatoriums.