Bad Birnbach medicinal water
Our springs, the Chrysanti spring and the Konrad spring, are the hottest thermal mineral springs in Central Europe, due to the high temperature of the water.
The outlet temperature is up to 70 °C, depending on the quantity withdrawn. Our Rottal Terme is a state-approved health spa that is eligible for health insurance subsidies.
Therapeutic indications
Deforming joint diseases: Arthrosis deformans, polyarthrosis.
Chronic, inflammatory, rheumatic diseases: chronic Polyarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, spondylitis ancylosans.
Chronic degenerative spinal diseases: Spondylosis, Spondylarthrosis, osteochondrosis, disc damage with and without irritant syndrome (except surgical indication), osteoporosis.
Soft tissue rheumatism: Tendiosis, tendoperiosteosis, periarthrosis, neuralgia.
Conditions after operations, consequences of injury to the musculoskeletal system: e.g. condition after endoprosthetic treatment, after surgical treatment of fractures, after operations on intervertebral disc prolapses.
Contraindications
All forms of heart failure (cardiac insufficiency), congenital and reactive pulmonary hypertension (severe hypertension), severe angina pectoris, severe hypertension (high blood pressure), pronounced hyperthyroidism (hyperthyroidism), acute, especially infectious diseases, acute thrombophlebitis (phlebitis), acute kidney and liver diseases, chronic debilitating diseases, organic brain diseases, infectious skin diseases.
If in doubt, consult your doctor (family doctor, spa doctor) in advance.
Spring characteristics
Springs containing fluoride, sodium, hydrogen carbonate and chloride. The extract from the medicinal water analysis of UIS Umweltinstitut synlab GmbH (Lower Bavaria branch, Pocking) shows the composition using the example of the "Chrysantiquelle".
Analysis of medicinal waters
| One litre of healing water contains // mass mg/l | Mass mg/l | Equivalent mval/l | Equivalent mval |
| Cations: | |||
| Lithium (Li+) | 0,200 | 0,0280 | 0,15 |
| Sodium (Na+) | 423,260 | 18,4110 | 95,8400 |
| Potassium (K+) | 8,470 | 0,2170 | 1,1300 |
| Ammonium (NH4+) | 0,650 | 0,0360 | 0,1900 |
| Magnesium (Mg2+) | 1,620 | 0,1330 | 0,6900 |
| Calcium (Ca2+) | 7,460 | 0,3720 | 1,9400 |
| Strontium (Sr2+) | 0,180 | 0,0040 | 0,0200 |
| Manganese (Mn2+) | 0,010 | 0,0000 | 0,0000 |
| Iron (Fe2+) | 0,190 | 0,0070 | 0,0400 |
| Barium (Ba2+) | 0,040 | 0,0010 | 0,0000 |
| Total: | 442,080 | 19,2090 | 100,0000 |
| Anion: | |||
| Fluoride (F-) | 8,470 | 0,4460 | 2,3300 |
| Chloride (Cl-) | 211,390 | 5,9630 | 31,2000 |
| Bromide (Br-) | 1,370 | 0,0170 | 0,0900 |
| Iodide (J-) | 0,500 | 0,0040 | 0,0200 |
| Sulphate (SO42-) | 8,780 | 0,1830 | 0,9600 |
| Nitrite (NO2-) | < 0,010 | 0,0000 | 0,0000 |
| Nitrate (NO3-) | < 0,100 | 0,0000 | 0,0000 |
| Hydrogen phosphate (HPO42-) | 0,100 | 0,0000 | 0,0000 |
| Hydrogen sulphide (HS-) | 0,440 | 0,0130 | 0,0700 |
| Hydrogen carbonate (HCO3-) | 761,900 | 12,4870 | 65,3300 |
| Total: | 1.435,030 | 19,1130 | 100,0000 |
| Undissociated substances: : | |||
| Silica meta (H2SiO3) | 47,400 | 0,6070 | |
| Boric acid meta (HBO2) | 11,840 | 0,1910 | |
| Total Minerals: | 1.494,270 | ||
| Dissolved gaseous substances: | |||
| Dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2) | 48,400 | 1,1000 | 24,6300 |
| Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) | 0,130 | 0,0040 | 0,0800 |
| Oxygen (O2) | <0,100 |
Here is the "large medicinal water analysis" of 11.12.2018 (carried out every 10 years).