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Naftalan Wiki
A knowledge base about naftalan: a term, a one-sentence definition and an article behind it. From the oil itself to the treatment course, the procedures and the town — search it or browse by shelf.
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Naftalan oil
- Naftalan oilA medicinal crude that does not burn and is extracted on an industrial scale in one place on earth — everything the Naftalan resort does rests on it.
- Naphthenic hydrocarbonsHydrocarbons built on closed rings; their high share in naftalan oil is why that oil does not burn and is used in treatment.
- Naftalan products and buying themNaftalan-based ointments, creams, shampoos and gels — what they are made of, where they are sold, and how they differ from the sanatorium bath.
- The reputation of naftalan: marvels and mythsThe stories told about naftalan, from the museum of crutches to "it cures everything", and which of them hold up.
- Deresined naftalanNaftalan oil with its resin fraction removed — the form that pharmacy ointments, creams and shampoos are generally based on.
Treatment
- Naftalan sanatoriumsThe treatment houses in the town of Naftalan — all working over the same oil field, differing in their medical base, their list of procedures and their service.
- Contraindications to naftalanThe conditions in which naftalan treatment is not given, and what is checked before a course begins.
- BalneotherapyTreatment with natural mineral water, oil and other natural agents, given as baths and showers.
- Sanatorium and resort treatmentTreatment in the form of a course over several weeks, combining natural healing factors, a daily regime and procedures.
- Balneological resortA resort whose treatment is built on a natural deposit of mineral water, oil or gas; Naftalan is one of them.
Conditions
- PsoriasisA chronic, non-contagious skin disease marked by thickened, scaling patches — the skin diagnosis seen most often in resort treatment.
- OsteoarthritisA disease in which joint cartilage thins gradually, showing as pain on movement, morning stiffness and a narrowing range of motion.
- OsteochondrosisAge-related change in the spinal discs and the joints between vertebrae — among the commonest causes of back, neck and shoulder pain.
Procedures
- ApplicationA procedure in which the agent is laid as a layer on one chosen area of the body — a local effect, unlike a full bath.
- PhonophoresisA physiotherapy method in which ultrasound carries a therapeutic substance into the deeper layers of the skin.
- Peloid therapy (mud treatment)Treatment with natural therapeutic mud, the peloid, warmed and laid on as an application.
- Speleotherapy (the salt room)Sessions in a room with a salt microclimate, used in respiratory and skin programmes.
The town and the region
- Naftalan cityA small resort town in western Azerbaijan, built over a medicinal oil field with no equivalent anywhere else.
- Naftalan and BakuNaftalan is not in Baku: it is a separate town 320 km west of the capital — about four hours by car, with train and transfer options.
- Weather and seasons in NaftalanNaftalan has a dry, mild climate: hot sunny summers, soft winters and little rain — and treatment runs all year round.
Practical
- A Naftalan sanatorium in AzerbaijanNaftalan treatment exists only in Azerbaijan, in the town of Naftalan; this page covers the visa, the currency, the language and the journey for a guest arriving from abroad.
- Naftalan prices and packagesA price in Naftalan has two parts — the stay and the treatment; the treatment part is settled after the doctor has examined you.
- The official site — how to tellThe difference between a sanatorium's own site and a reseller's: whose system the price, the terms and the confirmation come from.
- Naftalan reviews and choosing a sanatoriumWhat reviews can actually tell you, how much "rating" and "best of" lists are worth, and what to look at when choosing.
- Booking a stay in NaftalanHow a stay in Naftalan is reserved: straight from the official site, through a booking platform or by phone — and how those differ.
- Getting to Naftalan — routes and transfersThe ways into Naftalan by air, train, bus and car, the distances, and how a transfer is arranged.
- Sanatorium cardA medical form filled in by your own doctor, stating the diagnosis, the tests already done and any contraindications.