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O termalismo na Região Centro

Authors: Frederico Teixeira;

O termalismo na Região Centro

Abstract

EnglishWe start by presenting the general principles of thermalism, defining concepts, presenting the classifications of natural mineral waters, featuring the most common thermal techniques, describing their indications, contraindications and risks. The aim is to lead the reader to an overview of thermalism as a therapeutic technique to use in addition to any therapeutic technique, and an overview of the natural mineral water as a medicine, different from spa to spa, even though sometimes with similar capabilities. As such, as a medicine and as a complementary therapeutic technique, to be prescribed, directed and supervised by a specialized doctor - and there is a "Competence in Medical Hydrology" of the Medical Doctor’s Association - as determined by the Portuguese legislation (Decree law No. 142/2004). References to the "Thermalism in the Centre Region" (Thermal Stations or Thermal Spas) will be made throughout the text, through the figures and tables used. There, the places of specific thermal spas are acknowledged (Figure 1) and the physical and chemical characteristics of its waters are described (Figure 1 and Table 1). Then (Table 2), their officially recognized therapeutic indications are described, exemplifying its relative importance with the number of individuals who attended each thermal spa in 2009 (Table 7). Overall, we can say that, from 35 to 40 thermal spas that have been operating in Portugal (35 during 2009), 22 of them are in the Centre Region (20 during 2009, more than 57% of all the Portuguese thermal spas), not referring to some still in conditional activity on clinical studies in order to determine their therapeutic vocations. In conclusion, during 2009 the spas of the Centre Region were frequented by about 69% of the total thermal attendees, profiting more than 11 million euros (Table 7). portuguesComeca-se pela apresentacao dos principios gerais do Termalismo, definindo conceitos, apresentando as classificacoes de aguas minerais naturais, caracterizando as tecnicas termais mais habituais, falando nas suas indicacoes, contra-indicacoes e riscos. A intencao e conduzir o leitor para uma visao global do termalismo como uma tecnica terapeutica a utilizar complementarmente com qualquer outra tecnica terapeutica, e para uma visao global das aguas minerais naturais como um medicamento, diferente de estância termal para estância termal, embora por vezes com potencialidades semelhantes. Como tal, como um medicamento e como uma tecnica terapeutica complementar, a deverem ser prescritos, orientados e vigiados por um medico especializado – e existe a “Competencia em Hidrologia Medica” da Ordem dos Medicos -, tal como a legislacao portuguesa determina (Decreto-Lei no 142/2004). As referencias ao “Termalismo na Zona Centro” vao sendo feitas ao longo do texto, atraves das figuras e quadros utilizados. Ai se referem as localizacoes das estâncias termais (Figura 1) e se definem as caracteristicas fisico-quimicas das suas aguas (Figura 1 e Quadro 1). Depois (Quadro 2), se referem as respectivas vocacoes terapeuticas oficialmente reconhecidas e se exemplifica a sua importância relativa atraves do numero de termalistas que as frequentaram em 2009 (Quadro7). Globalmente, podera dizer-se que, das 35 a 40 estâncias termais que tem estado em funcionamento em Portugal, 22 delas se encontram na Zona Centro (20 em funcionamento durante 2009, mais de 57% do total das estâncias portuguesas), nao referindo para ja algumas em funcionamento condicionado a estudos clinicos que ai decorrem para efeitos de definicao das suas vocacoes terapeuticas. No seu total, as estâncias termais da Zona Centro sao frequentadas por cerca de 69% do total de termalistas, gerando mais de 11 milhoes de euros de receita (Quadro 7).

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